© IJARW | ISSN (O) - 2582-1008 September 2021 | Vol. 3 Issue. 3 www.ijarw.com IJARW1522 International Journal of All Research Writings 1 A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF H1N1 FLU AMONG ANGANWADI WORKERS IN SELECTED ANGANWADI CENTERS IN NAVSARI, GUJARAT. Bhuvnesh Pandya 1 , Jannet Reena Purani 2 1 Vice Principal, S.S Agrawal College of Nursing, Training college & Research Centre, Navsari-396445, India 2 Assistant Professor, P P Savani University, Kosamba-394125, India ABSTRACT Respiratory tract infections are one of the common seasonal morbidities seen among children as well as adults. H1N1 Swine flu is a subtype of influenza A virus (a communicable viral disease), which causes upper and potentially, lower respiratory tract infections in the host it infects, resulting in symptoms such as nasal secretions, chills, fever, decreased appetite, and possibly lower respiratory tract disease. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the country has reported a rise in cases of influenza H1N1. The purpose of this research study is to know the level of knowledge of Anganwadi workers in prevention and control of swine flu and educate them to prevent the surge in cases, hence improving the quality of life. Anganwadi workers are the health care workers who are in direct contact with the people in the community and they can have an effective influence over people in regards to prevention and control of disease. The research design used for this study was a quasi-experimental design with an evaluative and educative approach aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured teaching program on knowledge regarding prevention and control of swine flu among Anganwadi workers in selected Anganwadi centers in Navsari. One group pretest- posttest design was selected for this study. A total number of 60 Anganwadi workers who met in the inclusion criteria were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The pretest and post test score comparison showed that the STP was effective to increase the level of knowledge among the Anganwadi workers. A paired ‘t’ test result(36.67*) indicated a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test knowledge score with a significance at the level of 0.05. Keyword: HINI Flu, Swine flu, Anganwadi workers, Prevention and control of H1N1 Flu 1. INTRODUCTION H1N1 swine influenza is a common infection in pigs worldwide, and that is why it is also known as swine flu. In 1918, a deadly influenza pandemic caused by H1N1 influenza virus, also known as the Spanish flu, infected approximately 500 million people around the world and resulted in the deaths of 50 to 100 million people (3% to 5% of the world population) worldwide, distinguishing it as one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. In 2009, a new strain H1N1 swine flu spread fast around the world among humans, and the World Health Organization (WHO) labelled it a pandemic. [1] Since the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, the (H1N1) pdm09 flu virus has circulated seasonally causing significant illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths. It is estimated that 0.001 percent to 0.007 percent of the world’s population died of respiratory complications associated with (H1N1) virus infection during the first 12 months the virus circulated. On August 10, 2010, WHO declared an end to the global 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. However, H1N1 virus continues to circulate as a seasonal flu virus, and cause illness, hospitalization, and deaths worldwide every year. [2] Since swine flu and Covid-19 have a similar disease presentation, infectious disease experts have advised doctors to think of H1N1 if a patient doesn’t respond to Covid-19 treatment. Recently there was an evidence of a patient in his 30s, recovered from Covid-19 had got re-infection