A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HARMFUL EFFECT OF JUNK FOOD AMONG CHILDRENS IN COMMUNITY AREA

Author Name: 1. Prof. Dr. R. Sridevi 2. Mrs. G. Suvetha 3. Ms. G. Abirami Devi 4. Ms. Y. Abisha 5. Ms. K. Anbukkarasi 6. Ms. G. Aruna 7. Ms. M. Ashikadevi 8. Ms. G. Asmitha 9. Ms. M. Bharathi 10. Ms. M. Deepa

Volume/Issue: 07/05

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2026-86317368/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Principal, E.G.S Pillay College of Nursing, Nagapattinam, India.
2. Assistant Professor, E.G.S Pillay College of Nursing, Nagapattinam, India.
3. -10 Nursing Students, E.G.S Pillay College of Nursing, Nagapattinam, India.

ABSTRACT

The pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test research design conducted to assess the knowledge regarding harmful effect of junk food among 30 children, and aged 8-13 year in a community area. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the children’s knowledge before intervention. Result was found that majority of the participant were in the age group of 12-13years,15(50%), gender of male,23(76.7%), father education is middle school,15(50%), father occupation was self-employed,24(80%), mother education was middle school,12(40%), mother occupation was unemployed,16(53.3%), residence of children is rural,25(83.3%), type of family is nuclear family,18(60%),eat junk food in a week is twice,9(30%),aware of that junk food have chemical is both female,5(50%) and male,5(50%). In the pre-test, 25(83.3%) children had inadequate knowledge and 5(16.7%) had moderate knowledge. In the post-test, 24(80%) children had adequate knowledge and 6(20%) had moderate knowledge, with no children remaining in the inadequate knowledge category. The concluded that the structured teaching programme was effective in improving knowledge regarding the harmful effect of junk food among children..

Key words: Structured teaching programme, junk food, harmful effect, child health