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Abstract The present study investigated the effectiveness of safe delivery app on knowledge regarding decision support tool among final year general nursing and midwifery students at selected nursing institutions, Kollam. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to assess the pre-test knowledge regarding decision support tools in the safe delivery app, to introduce safe delivery app as an educational intervention among the final year General Nursing and Midwifery students, to assess the post-test knowledge regarding decision support tools in the safe delivery app and to find the association between pre-test knowledge scores regarding decision support tools in the safe delivery app and selected demographic variables among final year General Nursing and Midwifery students at selected nursing institutions, Kollam. Materials & Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used in this study. The research design was one group pre-test post-test design. The tool used for this study were demographic proforma and structured knowledge questionnaire. Pre-test was conducted followed by intervention. Post-test was conducted after the intervention. The data collected were tabulated and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: Pretest-test knowledge scores showed that 77% of students had poor knowledge, 19% had average knowledge, and 4% had good knowledge regarding decision support tool in Safe Delivery App. The computed ‘t’ value 82.71, was greater than the table value at 0.05 level of significance. Thus, the study concluded that there was significant difference between the pre-test and post-test knowledge scores regarding decision support tools in safe delivery app among final year General Nursing and Midwifery students. This study confirmed that Safe Delivery App was effective in increasing the knowledge level of final year General Nursing and Midwifery students regarding decision support tool.

Sr. Mariamma KS , Aswathi Saji, Febina TK, Manjuma BT, Mishal Muhsin S, Sona RS. (2026). A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SAFE DELIVERY APP ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING DECISION SUPPORT TOOL AMONG FINAL YEAR GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY STUDENTS AT SELECTED NURSING INSTITUTIONS, KOLLAM. Benziger Journal of Nursing Education Extension & Research, 2(1), 63–68.