CHAPTER IV

RESULTS
This chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of the data collected
form 80 staff nurses through structure interview schedule to assess the Effectiveness
of Structured Teaching Programme Knowledge regarding Needle stick injuries and its
Prevention among staff nurses in a selected hospital at North Gujarat. ” The aim of
analysis was to reduce, organize and give meaning to the data. The data were
analyzed according to the objectives of the study.

The purpose of the analysis is to summaries, compare and test the proposed
relationship and infer findings. The collected data tabulated on the master sheet and
analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
The objectives of the study were,

1. To assess the pre - test knowledge regarding Needle stick injury among Staff
Nurse.
2. To assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on knowledge
regarding Needle stick injury among Staff Nurse.
3. To assess the post - test knowledge regarding Needle stick injury among Staff
Nurse
4. To find out the association between the knowledge regarding Needle stick
injury among Staff Nurse with their selected-demographic variables.
ORGANIZATION OF FINDINGS

The data is analyzed and presented under the following headings:

4.1 Description of demographic variables.
4.2 Knowledge of staff nurses regarding Needle stick injuries and its Prevention .

⮚ Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme regarding

chemotherapy

⮚ Comparison of pre-test and post-test knowledge scores of staff nurses

regarding Needle stick injuries and its Prevention .

4.3 Association between knowledge score with their selected demographic
variables
4.1 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
OF THE SAMPLE
Table: 4.1.1: Frequency and Percentage Wise Distribution of Samples Based on
Demographic Data
[N=80]
SR FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE
PERSONAL DATA
N0 (F) (%)

20-30 year 2 2.5%

31-40 year 20 25%

1. Age 41-50 year 32 40%

above 51 years 26 32.5%

Male 33 41.2%

2. Gender Female 47 58.8%

Other 00 00%

GNM 44 55%

BSC Nursing 22 27.5%

3. Qualification
PB B.Sc. Nursing 14 17.5%

M.Sc. Nursing 00 00%

Injection Ward 7 8.8%

ICU 13 16.2%
4. Working Unit
Ward 50 62.5%

Labour room/ OT 10 12.5%

Previous Yes 28 35%

Knowledge
5.
regarding needle No
52 65%
stick injury

Past history of Yes 7 8.8%

6.
needle stick No 73 91.2%
 injury

Table: 4.1 revels that out of 80 respondents under study,

⮚ As regard to age of staff nurses 2(2.5%) belongs to age group of 20-30 years,

20(25%) belongs to age group of 31-40 years, 30(40%) belongs to age group

of below 41-50 years, 26(32.5%) belongs to age group of above 51year.

⮚ As regard to Gender of staff nurses, 33(41.2%) were Male and 47(58.8%)

were Female.

⮚ As regard to Qualification of sample 44(55%) were GNM, 22(27.5%) were

B.Sc. Nursing, 14(17.5%) were PB. B.Sc. Nursing and 00(00%) were M.Sc.

Nursing.

⮚ As regard to working unit of sample 7(8.8%) have working in injection room,

13(16.2%) have Working in ICU, 50(62.5%) have working in ward and

10(12.5%) were working in labour room/OT.

⮚ As regard to Previous Knowledge regarding needle stick injury of sample

28(35%) has Previous Knowledge regarding needle stick injury and 52(65%)

have no Previous Knowledge regarding needle stick injury.

⮚ As regard to Past history of needle stick injury of sample 7(8.8%) have Past

history of needle stick injury of sample, 73(91.2%) have no Past history of

needle stick injury of sample

 AGE
41-50 year; AGE; 40%
40.00%

35.00% above 51 years; AGE; 33%

30.00%
31-40 year; AGE; 25%
25.00%

20.00%

15.00%

10.00%

5.00% 20-30 year; AGE; 3%

0.00%
20-30 year 31-40 year 41-50 year above 51 years

Figure 4.1: Distribution of Respondents According to Age

 GENDER
Female; GENDER; 58.80%
60.00%

50.00%
Male; GENDER; 41.20%

40.00%

30.00%

20.00%

10.00%

Other; GENDER; 0.00%

0.00%
Male Female Other

Figure 4.2: Distribution of Respondents According to type of Gender.

 QUALIFICATION
GNM ; QUALIFICATION;
60% 55.00%

50%

40%
BSC Nursing; QUALI-
FICATION; 27.50%
30%
PB B.Sc. Nursing; QUAL-
IFICATION; 17.50%
20%

10%
M.Sc. Nursing; QUALI-
FICATION; 0.00%
0%
GNM BSC Nursing PB B.Sc. Nursing M.Sc. Nursing

Figure 4.3: Distribution of Respondents According to Qualification.

 WORKING UNIT

70.00% Ward; WORKING UNIT;

62.50%

60.00%

50.00%

40.00%

30.00%
ICU; WORKING UNIT;
16.20% Labour room/ OT;
20.00%
Injection Ward; WORK- WORKING UNIT; 12.50%
ING UNIT; 8.80%
10.00%

0.00%
Injection Ward ICU Ward Labour room/
OT

Figure 4.4: Distribution of Respondents According to Working unit.

 PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE REGARDING
NEEDLE STICK INJURY

Yes; PREVIOUS
KNOWLEDGE
REGARDING
NEEDLE STICK
INJURY; 0.35;
35% Yes
No

No; PREVIOUS
KNOWLEDGE
REGARDING
NEEDLE STICK
INJURY; 0.65;
65%

Figure 4.5: Distribution of Respondents According to Previous knowledge.

 PAST HISTORY OF NEEDLE STICK IN-
JURY

Yes; PAST HISTORY OF

NEEDLE STICK INJURY;
0.088; 9%

Yes
No

No; PAST HISTORY OF

NEEDLE STICK INJURY;
0.912; 91%

Figure 4.6: Distribution of Respondents According to Past history of needle

stick injury.
4.2 Knowledge of staff nurses regarding those Needle stick injuries and its

Prevention

Knowledge of 80 staff nurses was assessed using a structure interview schedule and

analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Table 4.2.1: Distribution category of knowledge score.

Category of knowledge Score

Poor 0-12

Average 13-19

Good 20-25

Table 4.2.1 shows the distribution category of knowledge score.

● Staff nurses who had score of 0-12, having poor knowledge.

● Staff nurses who had score of 13-19, having average knowledge.

● Staff nurses who had score 20-25, having good knowledge.

Table-4.2.2 Frequency and percentage distribution of knowledge of staff nurses

Pre-test Post-test

Level of knowledge F % F %

Poor 51 63.8% 2 2.5%

Average 27 33.8% 49 61.2%

Good 2 2.5% 29 36.2%

Data in Table 4.2.2 shows that prior to the administration of STP, (63.8%) of

the sample had poor knowledge (score: 0-12) regarding Needle stick injuries and its

Prevention . While average (score: 13-19) was observed in 33.8% of the sample and

2.5% have good knowledge (score 20-25).In the post-test there was marked

improvement in the knowledge of the sample with majority (61.2%) gained average

knowledge and (36.2%) gained good knowledge.

 KNOWLEDGE LEVEL

Poor ; PRETEST;
63.80% Average ; POSTTEST;
70.00% 61.20%

60.00%

50.00%
Average ; PRETEST;
33.80%
40.00%

30.00%

20.00%
Poor ; POSTTEST;
10.00% 2.50% Good; PRE

0.00%
Poor Average

PRETEST POSTTEST

Figure: 4.7 Bar diagram showing percentage distribution of the sample

according to the pre-test and post-test level of knowledge.

Table 4.2.3 Comparison between the pre-test and post-test knowledge score.

N-80

Mean
knowledg Mod Mean
Range Mean Median SD percentage
e score e %
difference

Pretest 1-20 11.68 12 12 3.42 46.72% 27.32

Posttest 11-24 18.51 18 18 2.71 74.04% %

The above table reveals that mean score on pre-test knowledge is 11.68 ± 3.42 and

mean percentage is 46.72%, median is 12.00 and mode is 18.00. Whereas in post-

test mean score is 18.51 ± 2.71 and mean percentage is 74.04%, median is 18.00 and

mode is 18.00 which reveals the difference in mean percentage is 27.32%.

Table 4.2.4 Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on
knowledge regarding Needle stick injuries and its Prevention.

Table- : Mean, Standard deviation, mean difference and paired‘t’ value on

knowledge regarding Chemotherapy. Before and after STP.

Knowled Me SD d Paired ‘t’

ge an f value
Pretest 11.68 3.42
7 14.
Post test 18.51 2.71 9 53

*Significant at p≤ 0.05 level; Table value = 1.990

The above table reveals that the pretest mean score on Knowledge is 11.68 ± 3.42

and posttest mean score is 18.51 ± 2.71 respectively. The‘t’ value is 14.53 which is

greater than the table value 1.990. Hence the research hypothesis H1 is accepted at p

≤ 0.05 level. Thus, it becomes evident that Structured Teaching Programme is

effective in improving the knowledge regarding Needle stick injuries and its

Prevention among Staff nurses..

4.1 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND SELECTED
DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES
Table 4.4.1 Association between selected demographic variables and the knowledge

score of staff nurses regarding Needle stick injuries and its Prevention .

F d Chi S
r . squ i
e f Tb are g
q . value test n
Level of
u knowledge χ2 i
Sr. e f
No n P A G i
Variable Category
c o v o c
y o e o a
n
r r d
t
a
g
e

20-30 year 2 1 1 0

31-40 year 20 13 7 0
6 12.59 1.109 NS
1. Age 41-50 year 32 20 11 1

above 51 years 26 17 8 1

Male 33 21 11 1

2. Gender Female 47 30 16 1 2 5.99 0.066 NS

Other 00 0 0 0

GNM 44 27 16 1

BSC Nursing 22 13 8 1
3. Qualification 4 9.49 12.087* S
PB B.Sc. Nursing 14 11 3 0

M.Sc. Nursing 00 00 00 0

4. Working Injection Ward 7 5 1 1 6 12.59 6.380 NS

Unit
ICU 13 7 6 0
 Ward 50 33 16 1

Labour room/ OT 10 6 4 0

Previous Yes 28 17 10 0
Knowledge
5. regarding No 2 5.66 6.309* S
needle stick 52 34 17 0
injury

Past history Yes 7 4 3 0

6. of needle 2 5.99 0.433 NS
stick injury No 73 47 24 2

Key (S.F. =SIGNIFICANT, NS= NOT SIGNIFICANT, D.F.= Degree of freedom )

Table 4.3.1 shows that the association between knowledge and socio demographic

variable. Based on the Fourth objectives used to Chi-square test used to associate the

level of knowledge and selected demographic variables. The Chi-square value

shows that there is a significance association between the knowledge and

demographic variables such as Qualification and Previous Knowledge regarding

needle stick injury. There is a no significance association between the knowledge

and any other demographic variables the calculated chi-square values were less than

the table value at the 0.05 level of significance.

SUMMARY

This chapter dealt with the analysis and interpretation of data collected from 80

samples, to assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on

knowledge regarding Needle stick injuries and its Prevention among staff nurses.

Descriptive and inferential statistics methods were used to analyze the data. The

mean pre Knowledge score 11.68 and the mean post Knowledge score 18.51.