Vol. 4, Issue 9, Part C (2018)

Abstract
Aim: To find out the effectiveness of individual teaching programme on knowledge and skill regarding podiatric care among diabetic clients. Settings and design: setting of the study is selected village of Horti PHC. Methods and material: By using Non probability purposive sampling technique considered that 50 Diabetic clients are samples. Statistical analysis used: As a descriptive statistics mean, median, standard deviation was used and as an inferential statistics to find the significant difference between pre-test and post-test knowledge and skill of podiatric care t test was used and unpaired t test was used to compare the difference knowledge and skill regarding the podiatric care. Results: The study results shows that 78% of clients are having Average knowledge regarding podiatric care in pre-test and in post-test 50% of clients having good knowledge among podiatric care. In pre-test of skill group 43% having average skill among podiatric care where as in post-test 56% clients having good skill among podiatric care. The calculated t value shows that there is a significant difference between pre-test and post-test effect of knowledge on podiatric care (t49=33.8, df49= 2.011) and pre-test and post-test effect of skill on podiatric care is (t49=24.37, df49=2.011). Conclusions: The finding of the study supports the effectiveness of individual teaching programme is increasing the knowledge and skill regarding podiatric care among Diabetic clients.