Garment industry is an organized sector, mostly run by private establishments where garment workers are exposed to airborne, particles from natural and synthetic fibrous materials in their work environment. Exposure to cotton dust in the garment industry has been linked to various respiratory symptoms, both specific and non-specific to the workplace. Workers in this sector rarely have access to adequate occupational health and safety measures, leading to significant health issues. Respiratory diseases are particularly common in garment factories, with studies indicating that women are more affected by occupational health problems than men. This is attributed to their more fragile physical constitution and the additional responsibilities they shoulder at home. OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a self-instructional module on improving knowledge about the prevention of occupational lung diseases among women employed in garment factories. METHODS: The study utilized a pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design. A non-probability purposive sampling method was employed to select 60 women working in a garment factory. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to evaluate the participants' understanding of the prevention of occupational lung diseases. RESULT AND DISCUSSION: The results indicated that in the pre-test, the majority of women (45, or 75%) had insufficient knowledge, 15 (25%) had moderate knowledge, and none had adequate knowledge. In contrast, during the post-test, most women (54, or 90%) demonstrated adequate knowledge, 6 (10%) had moderate knowledge, and none had insufficient knowledge. The study also found that the average post-test knowledge score (24.73) was significantly higher than the average pre-test score (18.85). The calculated 't' value of 7.83 exceeded the table value of 2.02, indicating a significant improvement in knowledge after exposure to the self-instructional module on the prevention of occupational lung diseases among women, as assessed by the structured knowledge questionnaire. The computed Χ2value (9.411) for source of information is greater than the table value (7.82) and df (3) at p<0.05 level. This suggests a significant relationship between the post-test knowledge scores and the source of information, with a p-value less than 0.05.

KEYWORDS: Effectiveness, self-instructional module, knowledge, occupational lung diseases and structured knowledge questionnaire.

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Garment industry is an organized sector, mostly run by private establishments where garment workers are exposed to airborne, particles from natural and synthetic fibrous materials in their work environment. Exposure to cotton dust in the garment industry has been linked to various respiratory symptoms, both specific and non-specific to the workplace. Workers in this sector rarely have access to adequate occupational health and safety measures, leading to significant health issues. Respiratory diseases are particularly common in garment factories, with studies indicating that women are more affected by occupational health problems than men. This is attributed to their more fragile physical constitution and the additional responsibilities they shoulder at home. OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of a self-instructional module on improving knowledge about the prevention of occupational lung diseases among women employed in garment factories. METHODS: The study utilized a pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design. A non-probability purposive sampling method was employed to select 60 women working in a garment factory. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to evaluate the participants' understanding of the prevention of occupational lung diseases. RESULT AND DISCUSSION: The results indicated that in the pre-test, the majority of women (45, or 75%) had insufficient knowledge, 15 (25%) had moderate knowledge, and none had adequate knowledge. In contrast, during the post-test, most women (54, or 90%) demonstrated adequate knowledge, 6 (10%) had moderate knowledge, and none had insufficient knowledge. The study also found that the average post-test knowledge score (24.73) was significantly higher than the average pre-test score (18.85). The calculated 't' value of 7.83 exceeded the table value of 2.02, indicating a significant improvement in knowledge after exposure to the self-instructional module on the prevention of occupational lung diseases among women, as assessed by the structured knowledge questionnaire. The computed Χ2value (9.411) for source of information is greater than the table value (7.82) and df (3) at p<0.05 level. This suggests a significant relationship between the post-test knowledge scores and the source of information, with a p-value less than 0.05.

KEYWORDS: Effectiveness, self-instructional module, knowledge, occupational lung diseases and structured knowledge questionnaire.

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