The knowledge and practice on strategies to promote respiratory hygiene among the individuals should improve after planned teaching. Objective: To assess pre and post-test knowledge and practice score of individuals regarding strategies to promote respiratory hygiene before and after planned teaching. Material and Methods: One group pre-test post-test design. 60 individuals selected from urban area in Thane district. Non probability convenience sampling method was used. Data collection included use of planned teaching, self-reporting questionnaire and observation checklist. Analysis: At the conclusion of post-test knowledge scores of individuals before and after planned teaching was improved. Practice scores of individual before and after planned teaching was improved. Comparison between pre-test and post-test knowledge scores t(24. 03) was greater than tabulated value therefore, there was a significant difference in the knowledge of individuals. Comparison between pre-test and post-test practice scores t (17. 769) was significantly higher than mean score of practice before planned teaching. Correlation between knowledge and practice scores before planned teaching was r (0.408) therefore there was a significant positive relationship between knowledge and practices of individuals before planned teaching. Correlation between knowledge and practice scores after planned teaching was r (-0.117) therefore there was no significant positive relationship between knowledge and practice after planned teaching. Association of post-test knowledge scores of samples with their selected demographic variables age was t (2.4614) therefore, there was a strong association between the mean scores of knowledge with the selected demographic variable age. Association of posttest practice scores of samples with their selected demographic variable age was t (0.51) therefore, there was no significant difference between the mean scores of practice with the selected demographic variable age. Conclusion: knowledge scores and practices scores depicted marked improvement after planned teaching.

planned teaching, knowledge, practice strategies, respiratory hygiene.