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International Journal of Advance Research in Community Health Nursing

P-ISSN: 2664-1658, E-ISSN: 2664-1666
International Journal of Advance Research in Community Health Nursing
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2022, Vol. 4, Issue 2, Part B

A study to assess the effectiveness of self instructional module to increase awareness of umbilical cord blood stem cell banking among eligible couples in selected urban community of Indore city in the year 2014-15


Rajshree Malviya and Jessy Philip

Background: During the 1970’s researchers discovered that umbilical cord blood could supply the same kind of hematopoietic stem cells as bone marrow donor. And so, umbilical cord blood banking began by collecting and storing umbilical cord blood.
Objective: The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of self-instructional module on knowledge regarding cord blood banking among eligible couples in Jabalpur.
Methodology: Pre-experimental, one group pre-test post-test design was adopted for this study. 50 eligible couples in Jabalpur were selected for this study. A pretest was conducted by using structured knowledge questionnaire and on the same day the Self-instructional module regarding cord blood banking was administered to them. After 7 days, post test was conducted with the same questionnaire for the same group of staff Nurses to assess the effectiveness of SIM.
Results: The mean score in the post test is 31.78 and the mean score in the pretest is 14.54. The calculated value of t is 72.35 which is highly significant. The result undoubtedly confirms that the SIM significantly was effective in improving the knowledge on CBB among the eligible couples.
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International Journal of Advance Research in Community Health Nursing
How to cite this article:
Rajshree Malviya, Jessy Philip. A study to assess the effectiveness of self instructional module to increase awareness of umbilical cord blood stem cell banking among eligible couples in selected urban community of Indore city in the year 2014-15. Int J Adv Res Community Health Nurs 2022;4(2):83-85. DOI: 10.33545/26641658.2022.v4.i2b.156
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