Gnanagowri, V (2012) Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Health Hazards of Junk Foods among School Children. Masters thesis, Adhiparasakthi College of Nursing, Melmaruvathur.
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Abstract
The present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on health hazards of junk foods among school children. Quasi experimental research design was used for this study .100 school children, who met the inclusion criteria were selected from Victoria nursery and primary school at Chennai. The investigator introduced herself to the school children and developed a good rapport and made them to cooperate and accept for the study. After getting demographic data from the school children pre test was done with the help of the prepared tool. After the pre test, structured teaching programme related to health hazards of junk food had been conducted with the help of charts and pamphlets. After seven days, post test was done to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme by using same evaluation tools. Based on the collected data effectiveness was found by comparing the pre test and post test score. The data collected was grouped and analyzed by using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. CONCLUSION In pretest out of 100 school children, 83 (83%) children had inadequate knowledge and 17(17%) had moderately adequate knowledge. In posttest 22(22%) had moderately adequate knowledge and 78 (78%) had adequate knowledge. The ‘t’ value 30.48 was compared with tabulated table value at the level of P < 0.05 was significant .So it has been concluded that the structured teaching programme on health hazards of junk foods among school children was effective. NURSING IMPLICATIONS The findings of the study have implications in different branches of nursing that is nursing practice, nursing education, nursing administration and nursing research, by assessing a level of school children knowledge towards the health hazards of junk foods. The investigator received a clear picture regarding the different steps to be taken in different field to improve the same. IMPLICATION FOR NURSING PRACTICE:
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Programme, Health Hazards, Junk Foods, School Children. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2020 17:48 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2020 17:48 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/12877 |
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