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Background & Objectives Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease, with evidence of skeletal TB found in mummies in both the Old and New World. The causative agent is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a fastidious, aerobic, acid-fast bacillus. In the wake of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the number of children and adults afflicted with TB has escalated tremendously worldwide in the past 25 years. Control of TB in children often has been neglected because children are ineffective transmitters of the bacillus and frequently escape the attention of TB control programs. However, much of the morbidity and mortality of TB occurs in childhood, and acquisition of TB infection during childhood contributes to the future reservoir of cases. Risk factor based screening of children for TB infection, appropriate implementation of chemoprophylaxis. Aim of the study is to find "Effectiveness of a Self Instructional Module (SIM) On Knowledge Regarding Prevention and Management of Child Hood Tuberculosis among Final Year B Sc Nursing Students. Methods An evaluative approach with pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was used with purposive sampling technique to select the sample (N=40). A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and SIM was administered to find its effectiveness. The collected data was analyzed by using descriptive & inferential statistics. Results The mean percentage of post-test knowledge score (56.19%) was higher than the mean percentage of pre-test knowledge score (32.87%). The calculated't' value (43.18) is greater than the table value (0.05, 39df) = 2.57. It showed a significant difference between mean pre and post- test knowledge scores. Calculated ? 2 values is more than the table value with respect age and gender hence it showed significant association between age, and gender with post-test knowledge scores. Interpretation & Conclusion The findings of the study showed that there was a deficit in knowledge of final year students before administration of SIM. The results indicated that the SIM is effective in increasing the knowledge of final year students regarding the prevention and management child hood TB.