Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Health Hazards of Fast Food Consumption among Adolescents in Selected schools in Salem
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Youth and Adolescent Health - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
A descriptive and evaluative approach was used to assess the knowledge on health hazards of fast food consumption among adolescents. The study was conducted at Vinayaka Vidyalaya School, Salem. Simple random sampling was used to select the sample. Self-Structured Knowledge Questionnaire to assess knowledge on health hazards of fast food consumption was used among adolescents. Paired t-test was used to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on health hazards of fast food consumption among adolescents. Chi-Square was used to find out the association between pretest knowledge scores and selected demographic variables. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant difference between the pretest and posttest knowledge scores on health hazards of fast food consumption among adolescents.
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K. Maheswari
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