“Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programmed on Knowledge Regarding Prevention and Immediate Management of Road Traffic Accidents among School Children in Selected Senior Secondary Schools”
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
A Quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention and immediate management of road traffic accidents among school children in selected senior secondary schools of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The sample consisting of 180 school students was selected by using simple random technique. The tool comprised of structured self-administered questionnaire. The pretest was conducted and the planned teaching programme was administered. The post test was conducted after one week. The data obtained were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The mean score of posttest knowledge 32.03(88.97%) was apparently higher than the mean score of pre-test knowledge 19.6(54.53%), suggesting that the planned teaching progrmme was effective in increasing the knowledge of the school students regarding prevention and immediate management of road traffic accidents. The mean difference is 12.43 between pre-test and post-test knowledge score of the school students was found to be significant.
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Kajal Bhanat, Deepak B. V. , Tejasvi T.
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