Athiba, N (2019) A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Prevention of Obesity among Adolescent Girls at Selected Government Higher Secondary School, Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Adolescent is the age of transition. The healthy adult hood has its origin from their adolescent period. Healthy youth is more productive and able to contribute for the development of the nation. Healthy living needs food which helps to grow and function actively. Many adolescents skip their breakfast by choice either because they do not have time to eat or in order to lose weight. The Nutritional transition caused due to various factors like economic development and globalization leads to rapid change in poor dietary habits combined with decreased physical activity. In addition many school children depend on junk foods for nourishment and have inadequate intake of fruit, vegetables and whole grains which have further led to an increase in overweight and obesity. Obesity is defined as a condition where excess body fat negatively effects on health. WHO estimates, 41 million children under five years and more than 340 million adolescent in the age group of 14 to 19 years were having overweight or obesity in the year 2016. The increased rates of obesity among adolescents are dramatically reducing the quality of young lives Obesity in adolescents are associated with complications like, poor self-esteem, depressive disorders, sleep apnea, hypertension, atherosclerosis, type II diabetes mellitus and the list goes on. Nurses are required to assess the existing knowledge, attitude andpractice towards these risky behaviors and should initiate measuresto alleviate them. TITLE: A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of obesity among adolescent girls at selected government higher secondary school, Chennai. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pre test knowledge of adolescent girls regarding prevention of obesity. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of obesity among the adolescent girls (post test). 3. To compare the pre test and post test knowledge regarding prevention of obesity among adolescent girls. 4. To find the association between the post test knowledge scores on prevention of obesity among adolescent girls and selected demographic variable. METHODOLOGY: The study was conducted with 60 sample [school students] in quantitative approach. Pre experimental one group pre test, post test design, sample selection was done by convenient sampling technique method. Pre existing knowledge was assessed by using semi structured questionnaires. After the pre-test, structure teaching programme was given regarding prevention of obesity among adolescent girls. After 7 days post test was conducted by using tool. RESULTS: The finding of the study revealed that structured teaching programme had improved the knowledge regarding prevention of obesity among adolescent girls with paired “t” test, p< 0.001. There is statistically significance in knowledge attainment on regarding prevention of obesity show effectiveness of structured teaching programme. CONCLUSION: The result of study shows that structured teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge regarding prevention of obesity among adolescent girls.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301726151 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Programme, Knowledge, Prevention of Obesity, Adolescent Girls, Government Higher Secondary School, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2022 08:20 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jan 2022 08:20 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18926 |
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