A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Harmful Effect of Smoking among Male Adolescents in Selected Area of Rural Community at Bareilly

Karishma Karki

Abstract: Tobacco is an agricultural product derived from the leaves of several species of nicotina plant. When combine with nicitina tartrate, tobacco becomes one of the commonly abuse recreational drugs. Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body and diminishes a person overall health. Millions of Americans have health problems caused by smoking. Smoking is a leading cause of cancer and death from cancer. It causes cancers of the lung, esophagus, larynx, mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, pancreases, stomach and cervix, as well as acute myeloid leukemia. The disruptive survey designed was used to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on harmful effect of smoking among male adolescent?s in selected area od rural community at Bareilly, [U.P]. In view of the nature of problem and to accomplish the objectives of the study, a self administered structured questionnaire to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on harmful effect of smoking among male adolescent was prepared and used. Validity of the tool was ensure by consulting the guides and experts and the fields of statistics, medicines and nursing and reliability {0.62} of the tool was tested. The study was carried out at rural community at Bareilly [U.P]. 100 male adolescent?s were selected by nonprobability convenient sampling technique. The knowledge regarding harmful effect of smoking among male adolescent?s under good category is 5[58.66%] and excellent is 11[86.16%]. Hence the total mean average is 71.76. Thus by conducting this study we conclude that male adolescents having excellent knowledge regarding harmful effect of smoking

Keywords: Effectiveness, Smoking, Harmful effect, Male Adolescents, planned teaching programme, rural community

How to Cite?: Karishma Karki, "A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Harmful Effect of Smoking among Male Adolescents in Selected Area of Rural Community at Bareilly", Volume 14 Issue 8, August 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1344-1347, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR25822144410, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR25822144410