Tamilarasi, G (2019) A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Health Consequences of Early and Late Marriage among Adolescent Girls at Selected Government Schools, Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical, psychological and social development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood. The word ‘adolescence’ is a Latin word derived from ‘adolescere’ which means’ to grow into adulthood’. World Health Organization define, adolescence is period of life between 10 to 19 years .It is an important and sensitive period in the life of an individual. Adolescent is the time between being a child and a mature adult. Adolescents are frequently called "teenagers" or" teens". Early marriage is defined as “marriage or union between two parties in which one or both parties are younger than 18 year old. Late marriage naturally result in late pregnancy, it is defined as pregnancy above 35 year of age. It results in complications which affect health of mother as well as babies. Such as difficult for conceiving after age of 35, pre eclampsia, risk for miscarriages, the chances of fetus having genetic defect and still births. TITLE: A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding health consequences of early and late marriage among adolescent girls at selected Government Schools, Chennai. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pre test level of knowledge regarding health consequences of early and late marriage among adolescent girls. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme (post test) on health consequences of early and late marriage among adolescent girls. 3. To compare the pre-test and post- test knowledge regarding health consequences of early and late marriage among adolescent girls. 4. To find association between the post test knowledge of adolescent girls and selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: The study was conducted with 60 samples (Adolescent girls) in quantitative approach. Pre experimental one group pre test, post test design, sample selection was done by purposive sampling technique method. Pre- existing knowledge was assessed by using semi structured questionnaires. After the pre-test, structured teaching programme was given regarding health consequences of early and late marriage among adolescent girls. After 7 days post test was conducted by using same tool. RESULTS: The findings of the study revealed that structured teaching programme had improved the knowledge regarding health consequences of early and late marriage among adolescent girls with paired t test, p<0.001. There is statistically significance in knowledge attainment on regarding health consequences of early and late marriage shows effectiveness of structured teaching programme. CONCLUSION: The result of study shows that structured teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge regarding health consequences of early and late marriage among adolescent girls.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301726155 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Programme Knowledge, Health Consequences, Early and Late Marriage, Adolescent Girls, Selected Government Schools, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2022 07:43 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2022 07:43 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18922 |
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