AbstractBackground: An average of 25,000 people dies each year due to fire accidents & related incidents. There are more women than men among victims. Personal health is affected by fire incidents. Accidental fires cause insecurity and death, and this can be prevented with the knowledge and education of older women.1
Method& Material: Using a straightforward random sampling methodology, 50 people are chosen for this study. It was a group pretest-posttest design. A conventional interview & personal questionnaire were used to gather data.
Results: Inferential & Descriptive statistical techniques, including mean, “t” test, frequency distribution, percentage, & chi-square test, were used for analyzing data. The study consisted of 30 questions assessing the participants knowledge levels and 8 items related to demographic and general data. Thirteen (26%) of participants having good knowledge, thirty-two (64%) having poor knowledge, & five (10%) having average knowledge. After post-test of STP (post-test), 27 out of 50 subjects (54%) having Average knowledge, followed by 16 (32%) subjects having good knowledge & 7 (14%) subjects retaining poor knowledge experience.
Conclusion: All findings indicated that post-test knowledge score (14.06±2.7) have been greater than pre-test score (8.6±3.90). Consequently, data shows that STP helps older women’s cognitive abilities.