EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISTED TEACHING MODULE ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING FIRST AID FOR SELECTED HOME ACCIDENTS AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN IN SELECTED AGANWADIS OF SHIVRAJPUR, KANPUR.

Safety and security don?t just happen they are the result of collective consensus and Public investment. A study aimed to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching module on knowledge regarding first aid for selected home accidents among mothers of under five children in selected aganwadis of Shivrajpur at Kanpur. An pre experimental one group pre testpost test design was used for this study. A non probability convenient sampling technique was used. Sample size was 50. The validity and reliability of tool was established. Closed ended questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Finding of the study revealed that highest percentage (36%) of mothers of under five children belongs to the group of non formal education. The overall mean score in pre test was (14.92+-3.9) which is 49.73% of total score reveals that mothers of under five children had poor knowledge regarding first aid for selected home accidents. Whereas it was 20.5+- 3.9 (68.3%) in post test, revealing18.57% enhancement of knowledge score. Highly significant (p<0.05) difference was found between pre and post test knowledge score, Association between the pre test knowledge score with their selected demographic variables (p<0.05) was significant.