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Background: Parkinson's disease is one of the main contributory factor that affect adult's quality of life. Aim: To evaluate the impact of the educational module on knowledge regarding Parkinson's disease and its prevention among adults. Method and Materials: A quantitative research approach with a pre-experimental one-group pre-test and post-test design was used for the study. The setting of the study was selected village in Indore. By using the non-probability purposive sampling technique 150 adults were selected. A self-structured questionnaire was used to assess the demographic data and knowledge regarding Parkinson's disease and its prevention among adults. The pretest knowledge was evaluated on day 1 and educational module was administered regarding Parkinson's disease and its prevention to the samples. On the 7th day after intervention post-test knowledge was evaluated. The data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: In the pretest, 137 (91%) adults obtained poor grade, 8 (5%) participants obtained average grade, 5(4%) obtained good grade and none of the participants obtained excellent grade. In the posttest, none of the participant obtained poor grade, 5 (3%) participants obtained average grade, 33 (22%) participants obtained good grade and 112 (75%) participants obtained excellent grade. The intervention was very helpful in increasing the knowledge grade of the participants. A statistically significant association was found between marital status and any information about Parkinson's Disease and pretest knowledge grade (P>0.05), showing that the pretest knowledge grade is dependent on marital status and any information about Parkinson's Disease. Conclusion: The findings of the study showed information module was effective in increasing the knowledge of adults regarding Parkinson's disease and its prevention. Keywords: Knowledge, adults, Parkinson's disease, prevention.