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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: AIM:- AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of structured teaching programme and video assisted teaching programme in terms of knowledge in experimental group and control group regarding prevention and management of Postpartum hemorrhage among nursing students of Shimla Nursing college, Shurala, Shimla. METHODOLOGY: Quantitative research approach with pre-test and post-test Non - equivalent control group design was used. SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE: This study includes 50 samples i.e. 25 for experimental group and 25 for control group of nursing students and Non - randomized sampling technique by lottery method was used. RESULT: The pre-test knowledge score in Experimental group, 18(72%) had average knowledge, 4(16%) had below average knowledge and 3(12%) had good knowledge regarding prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage.In control group, 22(88%) had average knowledge, 3(12%) had below average knowledge and 0(0%) had good knowledge regarding prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage. With regard to comparison, mean post-test knowledge score of experimental group 23.88 was higher than mean post-test knowledge score of control group 19.48. As evident from paired t- value of experimental group (9.552) and control group (7.239) which was significant at 0.001 level of significance, it showed that structured teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge of nursing students regarding prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage as compared to video assisted teaching programme. With regards of the association pre-test knowledge score of experimental group nursing students regarding prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage was associated with their enrolled courses (?2 = 9.488), mother's educational status (?2 =15.507), monthly income (?2 =12.592). The calculated chi-square values were less than t value at the 0.05 level of significance and there was no significance association found between experimental group pre-test knowledge score among nursing students regarding prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage with other selected demographic variables like age, religion, residential area, type of family, father educational status, any previous knowledge, if yes source of information. Whereas post-test knowledge score of experimental group nursing students regarding prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage was significantly associated with father educational status (?2 =15.507), mother educational status (?2=15.507), monthly income (?2=12.592), any previous knowledge (?2 =5.991).The calculated chi-square values were less than t value at the 0.05 level of significance. And there was no significance association found between experimental group post-test knowledge score among nursing students regarding prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage with selected demographic variables like age, enrolled in, religion, residential area, type of family, if yes source of information. Also In control Group Pre-test knowledge of significantly associated with their age (?2 = 7.815), father educational status (?2 =7.815). The calculated chi-square values were less than t value at the 0.05 level of significance. And there was no significance association found between control group pre-test knowledge score among nursing students regarding prevention andmanagement of postpartum hemorrhage with selected demographic variables like enrolled in, religion, residential area, type of family, mother educational status, monthly income, any previous knowledge, if yes source of information. There was no significance association found between control group post-test knowledge score among nursing students regarding prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage with selected demographic variables like age, enrolled in, religion, residential area, type of family, father educational status, mother educational status, monthly income, any previous knowledge, if yes source of information. The chi-square values were less than the table values were less than table value at the 0.05 level of significance. CONCLUSION: From the findings of the study following conclusions were drawn that the majority of nursing students exhibited adequate knowledge scores in the post - test in experimental group. This showed that structured teaching programme was effective to increase the knowledge regarding prevention and management of Postpartum hemorrhage as compared to video assisted teaching programme. KEY WORDS: Compare, effectiveness, structured teaching programme {STP}, video assisted teaching programme (VATP), prevention and management of PPH, nursing students, knowledge