Convulsion is a common neurological problem in children. Many convulsion disorders have their origin in childhood. Nearly two-third of convulsion disorder can be treated easily by them without the need for the specialist. In ancient times convulsion was considered as curse of evils. Today also people with convulsions are facing superstitions to this disease, this attitude can be changed once the scientific cause of this condition is defined and the public is aware through education (WHO).7

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching programme on knowledge regarding first aid management of children with convulsion among Primary School Teachers.

Method: Quantitative research approach with pre-experimental, one group pretest posttest research design was adopted. 50primary school teachers working in selected schools were selected for the study by using convenient sampling technique. Data was collected by using two questionnaires likewise socio-demographic profile of the samples and structured questionnaire on assessment of knowledge regarding first aid management of children with convulsion among primary school teachers. 

Result: The findings revealed that, during the pretest 19(38%) had poor knowledge and 31(62%) had average knowledge, whereas in posttest 14 (28%) had average knowledge and majority 36(72%) had good knowledge regarding first aid management of children with convulsion among primary school teachers. No significant association found between the pretest knowledge scores and selected socio-demographic variables of primary school teachers.   

Conclusion: The investigator concluded that majority of primary school teachers’ knowledge regarding the first aid management of convulsion was average and some had poor knowledge. The posttest knowledge scores were highly significant when compared with pretest scores. So Video Assisted Teaching program was considered as an effective strategy to enhance the knowledge of primary school teachers.