Vigneshwari, M (2019) A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Global Warming and its effects on Health among Higher Secondary School Students at Selected Government School in Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
‘Global warming’ is an annual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere close to the Earth’s surface, which can lead to a change in the global climate patterns. Increases in global temperature have caused many disruptions in human life around the Earth. Global warming has caused the rise in global temperatures, the risk of huge natural disasters, the spread of diseases, and the deaths of about 1,50,000 people annually according to the World Health Organization. The terms climate change and global warming have been used as interchangeable terms, but there is a difference in two meanings. ‘Climate change’ helps show that there are other changes besides rising temperatures. It means that any major change in measures of climate that lasts for decades or longer. Climate change may result from natural factors, natural processes, and human activities. Global warming is all about adverse climate change caused by trapping of greenhouse gases (CO2) in the earth atmosphere that affects biodiversity and causes a serious health hazards. Counter measures to facilitate living in hotter temperature like air conditioning and refrigeration will unfortunately consume more electricity from power plants that burn coal, releasing CO2. This will further spike global warming and have a seriously damaging influence on human health. This provoked the investigator to conduct a research to impart knowledge on global warming and its effects on health. TITLE: A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding global warming and its effects on health among higher secondary school students at selected Government School in Chennai. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pretest knowledge regarding global warming and its effects on health. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on global warming and its effects on health. 3. To compare the pre test and post test knowledge regarding global warming and its effects on health. 4. To find association between the post-test knowledge of higher secondary school students and selected demographic variables. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The study was carried out using a quantitative, Pre experimental One group pre and post test design. The study was conducted among 60 school children studying 11th standard in Chennai girls higher secondary school, Nungambakkam, Chennai. The study participants were selected by convenient sampling technique. Pre-existing knowledge was assessed by using semi structured questionnaires. After the pre-test, structured teaching program was given on global warming and its effects on health to the students. After one week the post test was conducted by using same tool. The pre and post test knowledge was compared and analyzed. RESULTS: The findings of the study revealed that in the pre-test 85% of the students had inadequate knowledge, 15% had moderate level of knowledge, and none of them had adequate knowledge, Whereas after the structured teaching, the post-test reveals that 75% of the students gained adequate knowledge, 25% had moderate level of knowledge and none of them had inadequate knowledge. There is a significant difference in the pre test and post test knowledge at P<0.05 level. CONCLUSION: Today’s children are tomorrow’s consumers and policy makers. Their current knowledge, attitude and behavior will have profound impact on how the world’s future stands against global warming. So let us educate and sensitize the children on global warming and its effects on health. The study concluded that the structured teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge on Global warming and its effects on health.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301726158 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Programme, Knowledge, Global Warming, Health, Higher Secondary School Students, Selected Government School, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2022 06:33 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2022 06:33 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18919 |
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