ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT“I have set the lord always before me because he is at my right hand I will not be shaken.” PSALM 16:8Creation of this piece of work was a long journey with lots of challenges and obstacles which was travelled and traced with the support and encouragement of mentors, colleagues and many best wishes in my life.

With the successful completion of the thesis, I would like express my thanks to all those who contributed in many ways to the success of this study and it an unforgettable experience for me.SThe success behind my thesis work is indebted to many kind and wise person to whom I am ever grated.

I thankful to thankful to my Almighty God, whose grace and close presence have given us immense strength and courage to complete this study. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Principal, Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Abhilekha Biswal, P.G. College of Nursing, Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), for her constructive suggestion and precious time she spared at every step of this study for making it worth while my warmest gratitude to Vice Principal, Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Sreelata Pillai, P.G. College of Nursing, Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), for her useful guidance and support, advice which provided necessary force to complete the study.

I am also extremely indebted to Dr. Mrs Jaya Chakraborty , Head of the Department (Community Health Nursing),whose present study has been undertaken and completed under the valuable guidance and supervision. I express my deep gratitude for her guidance, generous contribution of knowledge and experience, valuable comments and encouragement from the start until the end of my study. I considered it a great honor and privilege to complete the study under her guidance and valuable suggestions that have been of immense benefit in this work. I really thank Lord who gave us such an inspiring guide.

I am grateful to her for everything. I would also like to thank Mrs. Chandrakala Sahu, Mrs. Rincy Thomas Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, of P.G. College of Nursing Bhilai, for offering me help and supporting me through entire process. I could not have imagined having a better supervisor and co- supervisor for completion of this work.My sincere thanks to Sister Maria M.E., superior of missionaries of charity mother Teresa ashram Bhilai, C.G. for extending their instant support and permission to conduct pilot study and extent thanks to sample also.I would like to extend huge, warm thanks to administrative department, entire teaching faculty, non-teaching staff valuable help and librarian for extending all possible valuable help, co-operation and support. I extended my deepest gratitude to all the experts who have contributed their valuable suggestion in the tools.

I am thankful to English and Hindi editors for their efforts in editing the manuscript. I express my gratitude towards the statistician, Mr. Sreeni Nair for his many helpful suggestion and comments on the statistical analysis of this research.I would like to pay high regards to my father Mr. Arvind Kumar Dass my mother Mrs. Anjilina Shanta Dass, my cousin sister Ms. Ankita Martin, for their sincere encouragement and inspiration through my research work and lifting me uphill this phase of life. I wish to express my gratitude towards my dearest colleagues, Mrs. Rupa Sahu, Ms. Monika Ekka, Mrs. Mona Meshram, Mr. Mukesh Ramteke, Mr. Ritesh Masih, Mrs. Poojashree Majumdar, for their valuable support and prayers that was always there with me. I owe everything to them. Besides this, several people have knowingly and unknowingly helped me in the successful completion of this project. Place: Bhilai, Chhattisgarh Candidate’s

Name Ms. Gladis Das. M.Sc. Nursing Final Year

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