ENDORSEMENT

TITLE : A study on knowledge regarding sexually tranlly transmitted

infection among the workers of carpet factory Balkumari,
Lalitpur.

BY : Sumitra Ghimire

Course : Post Basic Bachelor in Nursing: Community speciality

Area : Carpet Factories of Balkumari, Lalitpur.

Accepted by : The Faculty of Medicine

Tribhuvan University
Lalitpur Nursing Campus
In partial fulfillment of requirement for post Basic
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

…………….…………….
Mrs. Rebecca Sinha Campus Chief
Lalitpur Nursing Campus

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Mrs Radha Bangdel Assistant Campus chief
Lalitpur Nursing Campus

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Mrs. Ambika Poudel Research Advisor
Lalitpur Nursing Campus

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 AKNOWLEDGEMENT

This descriptive educational research study has been completed with the
encouragement, suggestions, guidance, and help of many persons, without which I
could not have been able to complete this research. I would like to express my
cardinal thanks to the following persons who have contributed to the
accomplishments of this study.

First of all I would like to express my hearty gratitude to the Tribhuvan University,
Institute of Medicine, Lalitpur Nursing Campus for providing me great opportunity to
carry out this study as a partial fulfillment of Bachelor Degree in community nursing.

My sincere gratitude goes to respected Campus Chief Mrs. Rebecca Sinha and
Assistant Campus chief Radha Bangdel of Lalitpur Nursing Campus for their constant
support and valuable suggestion during the whole research study.

I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to my research advisor

Mrs Ambika Paudel for her constant guidance, support, valuable suggestion, and
encouragement in the process of research. I would also like to express my sincere
thanks to the Coordinator for BN 2nd year Program, Mrs Khagi Maya Pun, research
teacher Ranjana Shrestha and faculty teachers for their valuable suggestion, guidance
and support during the course of study.

My sincere appreciation goes to the owners of carpet factories,Balkumari Lalitpur for

giving me permission to conduct the research .

I would like to express my great sense of honor to Prof. Chitra Kumar Gurung for his
valuable help to analyze data and English Lecturer Dipak Kumar Sapkota for
linguistic correction.

I would like to express great sense of thanks to the Librarian of Lalitpur Nursing
Campus Mrs. Rajani Shrestha for valuable help to collect related literature and
material for study and executive secretary Ujwal Upadhya for his kind help and
guidance of computer work and editing the final print of research report.

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I would like give cardinal thanks to my family members for their continuous support
and encouragement to conduct the research. I am also highly indebted to colleagues
for their continuous support, cooperation and encouragement for this study. Lastly, I
should also be obliged to all respondents for their cooperation and participation in this
study.

SUMITRA GHIMIRE

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 ABSTRACT

This small scale descriptive study was conducted as a partial fulfillment of the
requirement for bachelor of nursing program at carpet factories of the Balkumari,
Lalitpur among 60 respondents. The main purpose of the study was to assess the
knowledge on sexually transmitted infection among the workers of carpet factory.
Purposive sampling technique was used for data collection. The time period of this
study was 5 weeks, structured and close ended questionnaires were developed based
on related literature and objectives. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect
data.

To get information confidentially, structured questionnaire interview technique was

used. Collected data were analyzed by using of simple statistics such as percentage,
frequency and mean score. In this study, total 10 questions were knowledge related
questions.

The study hypothesized that literate workers will have more knowledge than illiterate
workers and the second hypothesis was the male respondents will have more
knowledge than female respondents.

The findings of the study showed that the mean knowledge score of literate workers
was 8.37 and the mean knowledge score of illiterate workers was 5.5. The literate
respondents were significantly more knowledgeable than illiterate workers. The mean
knowledge score of male was 8.39 and mean knowledge score of female was 5.25.
The male respondents were more knowledgeable than female respondents.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

Content Page no
Endorsement ……………………………………. i

Acknowledgement…………………………..... … ii

Abstract………………………………………. . .. iv

Table of content…………………………………. v

List of table………………………………............ viii

List of figure…………………………………...... vi

Abbreviations………………………………......... vii

CHAPTER-I
Introduction 1-5
1.1 Background of the study…………………….. 1
1.2 Significance of the study…………………….. 3
1.3 Statement of the problem……………………. 4
1.4 Objective of the study……………………….. 4
1.5 Hypothesis…………………………………… 4
1.6 Operational definition……………………….. 4
1.7 Limitation of the study……………………… 5

CHAPTER-II
Review of related literature 6-12
2.1 Review of related literature………………….. 6
2.2 Summary of related review literature………… 12

CHAPTER-III
Research Methodology 13-15
3.1 Research design…………………………….. 13

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3.2 Study area………………………………….... 13
3.3 Population of study………………………….. 13
3.4 Sample size of the study…………………….. 13
3.5 Sampling Technique………………………… 13
3.6 Criteria for sample collection……………….. 13
3.7 Variables 13
3.8 Data gathering tools……………………….... 14
3.9 Data collection procedure…………………… 14
3.10 Validity and reliability of the research……... 14
3.11 Pre-test………………………………………. 14
3.12 Ethical consideration……………………….. 15
3.13 Data analysis procedure…………………….. 15
3.14 Budget and time……………………………. 15
3.15 Knowledge scoring procedure…………….... 15

CHAPTER-IV
Analysis and interpretation 17-33
4.1 The demographic information……………….. 17
4.2 Knowledge assessment………………………. 18
4.3 Hypothesis testing……………………………. 33

CHAPTER-V
Summary conclusion and Recommendation 34-37
5.1 Summary……………………………………… 34
5.2 Conclusion……………………………………. 36
5.3 Implication of the study……………………… 36
5.4 Recommendation…………………………….. 36
5.5 Strength of the study……………………….... 37
5.6 Difficulties…………………………………… 37
5.7 Plan for dissemination……………………….. 37

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BIBLIOGRAPHY 38

APPENDICES
Questionnaire
Time schedule
Permission letter

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 ABBREVIATION

AIDs ----------------- :Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom

BN ----------------- : Bachaler Of Nursing

FP --------------------- :Family Planning

HIV ------------------- :Human Immune Deficiency Virus

IOM------------------- : Institute Of Medicine

MOH..…………. : Ministry of health

NCASC…………. : National Centre for AIDs and STD control

STIs ------------------ : Sexually transmitted Infection

STDs----------------- : Sexually transmitted infection

UNDP--------------- : United Nations Development Program

USTI------------------ : International union against sexually transmitted infection

WHO ---------------- : World Health Organization

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 List of Tables

Table Tital Page no

Table 4.1. Distribution of respondents according to demographic

Information 17
Table 4.2 The knowledge score about sexually transmitted
Infection of the carpet factory workers 18
Table 4.4. Distribution of respondents according to sources of
Information 20

Table 4.6. Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About transmission of STIs 22

Table 4.7. Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About sign and symptoms of STIs 23

Table 4.8. Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About how could not transmission of STIs 24

Table 4.9. Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About the vulnerable group for STIs 25

Table 4.16 .Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About prevention of STIs 32

Table.4.17. Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About STIs between literate and illiterate 33

Table 4.18. Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About STIs between male and female. 33

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 List of figures

Figure Description Page no

Figure 4.3- Distribution of respondents according to heard

About STIs 19

Figure 4.5- Distribution of respondents according knowledge

On listing the different name of STIs 21

Figure 4.10- Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About treatment is possible or not possible for STIs 26

Figure 4.11- Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About treatment of STIs 27

Figure 4.12-Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About both should be treated for STI 28

Figure 4.13- Distribution of respondents according to knowledge

About complication of STIs 29

Figure 4.14- Distribution of respondents according to have sexual

Relation without using condom 30

Figure 4.15- Distribution of respondents according to have sexual

Relation without using condom 31

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