• Miss. Dhere Jayshree Babasaheb
• Dr. Aparna B Sankhe

ABSTRACT Background- The number of women affected by coronary artery disease is growing with changing life styles. There are many risk factors that can contribute in increasing risks of heart disease in postmenopausal women the risk factors are Diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stressful life styles and lack of exercises etc. make the postmenopausal women susceptible for developing heart disease. Objectives- To assess the effect of planned teaching on knowledge regarding selected aspects of CAD among postmenopausal women from selected urban community. Method- The pre experimental one group pretest-posttest research design was used in this study. The data was collected through semi-structured questionnaire. The purposive sampling technique was used in this study. Result- Out of 100 samples the result of pre-test knowledge scores 48% of postmenopausal women were having good knowledge, 46% having average knowledge and 6% having poor knowledge and no one having excellent knowledge. The posttest knowledge score 74% of postmenopausal women having good knowledge, 2% having average knowledge, and 24% are having excellent knowledge. Conclusion- The present study is highlighting that the importance of providing education on the changing life styles of women. Key words- Coronary artery disease, postmenopause, effectiveness, planned teaching, knowledge.

Key words- Coronary artery disease, postmenopause, effectiveness, planned teaching, knowledge.

"ASSESS THE EFFECT OF PLANNED TEACHING ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SELECTED ASPECTS OF CAD (CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE) AMONG POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN FROM SELECTED URBAN COMMUNITY IN METROPOLITIAN CITY.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.b35-b43, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202105.pdf

"ASSESS THE EFFECT OF PLANNED TEACHING ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SELECTED ASPECTS OF CAD (CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE) AMONG POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN FROM SELECTED URBAN COMMUNITY IN METROPOLITIAN CITY.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppb35-b43, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202105.pdf