Level of Knowledge Regarding Good and Bad Touch Among Adolescence in Selected Setting, Chennai

Andrea Donitta. G.

Abstract: A small scale preliminary study was carried out among 10 adolescents in selected setting to assess the knowledge regarding good-bad touch. Descriptive research design was adopted. Simple random sampling technique was used and 10 adolescents were selected and data was collected using Modified Good touch Bad touch questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used and it was found that 50 % of the adolescents had inadequate knowledge regarding good and bad touch, 30 % had moderate knowledge and only 20 % had adequate knowledge. Though it was a small scale study, the project was concluded with few take home suggestions.

Keywords: Good touch, Bad touch, Sexual abuse, Adolescents