Title: Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Child Abuse among school children at a Selected school in Kanchipuram District
Authors: Dr T. Komalavalli M.Sc (N) Ph.D, Prof. D.Kalaimani, M.Sc (N)
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i5.45
Abstract
Background of the study: Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding child abuse among school children at a Selected school in kanchipuram district.
Objectives of the study
- To assess the level of knowledge regarding child abuse among school children in pre and post test. i
- To evaluate the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding child abuse among school children. The Modified Imogene king’s goal attainment theory was adopted to highlight the importance of child abuse among school children. A Pre experimental research design one group pre and post test was adopted for this study. A total of 50 children were selected by simple random sampling technique. Inferential statistics. The result revealed that there was a statistically significant differences between pre and post test knowledge score on child abuse among children p<0.05.Hence the structured teaching programme was effective among school children.
Keywords: Effectiveness, Structured teaching programme, knowledge and Child abuse.
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