Effectiveness of School-based Education on Levels of Knowledge, Attitude and Expressed Practices Regarding Prevention of Sexual Abuse among Schoolers at Selected Schools, Vellore
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Youth and Adolescent Health - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Child sexual abuse includes any activity that uses a child to create sexual gratification either in themselves or in others. The intent to use children in any way to create sexual arousal is illegal. This criminal behavior that is aggressively prosecuted and severely punished by the legal system of India IPC Section 12 with 3 years imprisonment and fine for child sexual abusers. Aim of the Study: To assess the effectiveness of school based education on levels of knowledge, attitude and expressed practices regarding prevention of sexual abuse among schoolers. Methods and Materials: True experimental design was adopted, total 60 samples were selected by using simple random technique, in which 30 samples to experimental and 30 to control group. The researcher assessed pre-interventional knowledge and then provided the structured teaching program regarding prevention of sexual abuse to experimental group. It was continued by post-interventional knowledge assessment after 3 weeks of pre-intervention. Results: In pre-test knowledge mean score was 15.04 and SD was 3.06. After school based education posttest mean score increased to 20.6 and SD decrease to 2.72. In regards to attitude, In pre-test attitude mean score was 30.6 and SD is 15.92. After school based education post-test mean score is increased to 41.96 and SD is 16.24. In pre-test expressed practices mean score was 37.2 and SD was 20.32. After school based education the post- test mean value is increased to 49.88 and SD was decreased to 15.91.
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Dhanalakshmi N
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