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Research Paper | Nursing | India | Volume 11 Issue 8, August 2022

Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Home-Based Management on Prevention of Obesity among Adolescent Students at selected Schools of Lucknow, U.P.

Amanjeet Kaur ^[2] | Migron Rubin

Abstract: A pre-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding home-based management on prevention of obesity among adolescent students at selected schools of Lucknow, U.P was conducted. One group pre-test post-test design was adopted and Non probability convenient sampling technique was used to select 60 students. Data were collected by self structured knowledge questionnaire. The subjects received Planned Teaching Programme regarding home based management of obesity. The collected data were analyzed by using both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Independent ?t? test was used to evaluate the effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme. In pre-test among 70 samples majority 56 (70%) of them had moderate knowledge and 9 (12.85%) had adequate knowledge and 5 (7.14%) of the students had inadequate knowledge regarding home-based management of obesity. In post-test 2 (2.857%) of them had moderate knowledge and majority 68 (97.14%) had adequate knowledge. In post-test majority of the students, 68 (97.14%) had adequate knowledge. The result shows that the Planned Teaching Programme was effective in improving knowledge. With regards to association between the levels of knowledge regarding Home-based management of obesity among adolescent students with their selected demographic variables, there was no association between the levels of knowledge regarding prevention of obesity with their selected demographic variables.

Keywords: Effectiveness, Planned Teaching Programme, Home Based Management, Obesity, Students

Edition: Volume 11 Issue 8, August 2022,

Pages: 1155 - 1157

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