2025, Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part D

Background: Vitamin A is an essential component of the human diet. It is derived from vitamin-A-rich foods as well as from foods containing beta-carotene, composed of two retinol molecules. Vitamin A deficiency could result in impaired cellular differentiation, reduced resistance to infection, anemia and, ultimately, death. In fact, vitamin A deficiency is a serious health problem in developing nations.

Aim of the Study: The aim of the study is to improve the knowledge regarding Vitamin A deficiency among selected rural population of village district Mohali, Punjab.

Design and Methods: Quantitative approach and pre-experimental, one group pre-test post- test research design was used to carry out the study. The area selected for the study was Village Saharuan, district Mohali. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 50 rural people to improve the knowledge regarding Vitamin A deficiency through socio- demographic profile, self- structured questionnaire and structured teaching programme. Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: The findings of the study showed that there was significant difference between pre-test and post-test knowledge scores of rural people, the mean comparison of knowledge score in Pre-test and Post-test demonstrates the effectiveness of structured teaching programme. The mean knowledge scores increased from 13.72+6.21 in Pre-test to 21.62+9.10 in Post-test marking a mean difference of 7.90. The result of intervention proved that statistically significantly higher knowledge was acquired by rural population of Mohali regarding deficiency of Vitamin A. Hence, we accept the research hypothesis.