Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Gastro Intestinal Ulcer and its Management Among People Residing in Selected Rural Areas: A Quasi Experimental Study.

Abstract

Introduction: Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is caused by Helicobacter pylori infection or NSAID use, leading to mucosal lesions in the stomach, duodenum, or lower esophagus. Duodenal ulcers improve after eating, while gastric ulcers worsen. Symptoms include abdominal pain, belching, vomiting, weight loss, and reduced appetite, though elderly patients may be asymptomatic. Complications include bleeding (up to 15% of cases), perforation, obstruction, and bloating. Other risk factors include liver cirrhosis, Behçet’s disease, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, smoking, severe stress, and Crohn’s disease, with NSAIDs posing a higher risk for older adults.

Methodology: The study conducted to assess the Knowledge Regarding Gastro Intestinal Ulcer and Its Management among People, using A Quasi Experimental one group pre test post test design at selected rural areas with 60 people, the study employed quantitative approach. The subjects are selected using non probability convenient sampling technique. The tool consists of semi-structured questionnaire on demographic variables and self-administered questionnaire.

Results: Pretest result on gastro intestinal ulcer and its management among people residing in selected rural areas revealed that majority 71.67% of the people had average level of knowledge score and 21.67% of them had poor level of knowledge score 6.67% of the people had good level of knowledge score and none of the participants had very good, and excellent level of knowledge. Mean knowledge score in pretest was 8.68±2.33 and mean percentage of knowledge score in pre test was 28.94±7.79. After the structure teaching program, Post test knowledge score shows that majority 55% of the people had very good level of knowledge score and 41.67% of them had excellent level of knowledge score, 3.33% of the people had good level of knowledge score and none of the participants were having poor and average level of knowledge. Mean knowledge score in posttest was 23.85±2.77 and mean percentage of knowledge score in post test was 79.50±9.24. Thus it is interpreted that post test mean knowledge score is higher than mean pretest knowledge score. Conclusion: The study concluded that the post test knowledge score was improved after implementation of structured teaching program. Structured teaching program plays important role in improving the knowledge.