Effectiveness of s Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practice regarding Breakfast Skipping among Nursing students of Selected Colleges, Kottayam

A quantitative research approach with pre-experimental one group pre test post test design was employed to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and practice regarding breakfast skipping among 4nd semester and 6th semester students of Little Lourdes College of nursing, Kidangoor. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire on knowledge and practice regarding breakfast skipping. The results revealed that the mean pretest score was 10.823 and post test score was 18, also, the mean pretest test practice score was 7.85 and in post test it was 9.5. The significant mean difference indicates that structured teaching programme was effective in enhancing the knowledge and practice regarding breakfast skipping. There was association between knowledge and age, as well as with previous knowledge. Also there was an association between practice and fasting habit.