DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2026.v14i01.016

Pages: 97-101

Background: The liver is the largest gland of the body, can be considered a chemical factory that manufactures, stores, alters, and excretes a large number of substances involved in metabolism. The location of liver is essential in this function because it receives nutrients–rich blood directly from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and then either stores or transforms these nutrients into chemicals that are used elsewhere in the body for metabolic needs. Cirrhosis is a chronic progressive disease of the liver characterized by extensive degeneration and destruction of the liver parenchymal cells. The liver cells attempt to regenerate, but the regenerative process is disorganized, resulting in abnormal blood vessel and bile duct architecture. Aims: (1) To assess the existing knowledge regarding of alcoholic cirrhosis among diploma students. (2) To determine the effectiveness of structure teaching programme regarding alcoholic cirrhosis among diploma students. (3) To find out the association between post-test knowledge level regarding alcoholic cirrhosis among diploma students. With their selected socio- demographic variables. Materials and Methods: Study approach this was a qualitative study and follow the ìexamination plan as pre-exploratory, for example one gathering pre –test and post –test without control group. The population associated with this investigation was diploma students studying at bvvs institute of poly technic college at Bagalkot. Test size is 50 (Total) diploma students were redeemed for the investigation. Further information was gathered by organized shut finished information poll. Results: The knowledge level of the students regarding alcoholic cirrhosis showed that in pretest scores, majority (6%) of the sample had average knowledge, (44%) had poor knowledge and (0%) had good knowledge on alcoholic cirrhosis where as in post test score all of them had very good knowledge and (92%) had average knowledge on alcoholic cirrhosis. Interpretations and