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| Paper Title: | A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ROAD SAFETY MEASURES AMONG CHILDREN STUDYING IN A SELECTED PRIVATE SCHOOL AT KOMARAPALAYAM, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT |
| Authors Name: | MRS.SUDHA.K |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2306145 |
| Published In: | Volume 8 Issue 6, June-2023 |
| Abstract: | World Health Organization has defined accidents as “ an unexpected, unplanned occurrence which may involve injury”. Amongst all accidents, road traffic accidents claim almost one third of the lives. According to a study conducted by the National Transportation planning and Research center (NTPRC), every four minutes a person is killed or injured in road accidents in India. A Road traffic accident(RTA) was defined as accident , which took place on the road between two or more objects , one of which must be any kind of a moving vehicle.The major causes for RTAs in our country are rapid increase in personalized modes of transport, a mixture of slow and fast moving vehicles, lack of road discipline, drunken driving and use of mobile phones while driving.Objectives of the study: To assess the level of knowledge among primary school children regarding road safety measures before and after structured teaching program.To determine the effectiveness of structured teaching program among primary school children regarding road safety measures.To determine the association between selected demographic variables with level of knowledge.Research approach: Quantitative research approach was selected for this study.Research design:One group pre test and post test (pre-experimental) design was adopted for the present study.Setting of this Study:The present study was conducted in selected private school at Komarapalayam, Namakkal District. The study setting is 2 kms away from Sresakthimayeil Institute of Nursing and Research, Namakkal. Sampling technique:Non-probability Convenient sampling technique was used for the selection of sample.Sample size: The sample size consists of 60 school children.Data collection was conducted in was selected private school at Komarapalayam Namakkal district. For group, 60 students were selected based on their academic performance and interest in participating group activities as reported by their teacher from 4 to 7th standard and given structured teaching programme on road safety measures by investigator. The investigator has been selected the group II the age group of 09-12 years by convenient sampling technique, 60 samples were selected. First assessed the knowledge of road safety measures by structured questionnaire. After that Child to Child session was conducted. In that session, the children (each one) disseminate the information regarding road safety measures through A.V. Aids (flash cards, booklet, leaflet, power point) to group children for three days.Totally 6 sessions were carried out during the data collection period (18 days). Finally post test was conducted by the same structured questionnaire regarding road safety measures. Pre- test and post- test are compared and analyzed.Results :The study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding road safety measures among children studying in a selected private school at Komarapalayam, Namakkal District. The result of this study showed that structured teaching programme was effective in improves the knowledge regarding road safety measures among school children.World Health Organization has defined accidents as “ an unexpected, unplanned occurrence which may involve injury”. Amongst all accidents, road traffic accidents claim almost one third of the lives. According to a study conducted by the National Transportation planning and Research center (NTPRC), every four minutes a person is killed or injured in road accidents in India.Road traffic accident is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths worldwide. This article is specially targeted to draw the attention of the young students and their parents by discussing the factors related to road traffic accidents, and also by discussing the various preventive measures that can be taken to reduce the occurrence of such incidents. A Road traffic accident(RTA) was defined as accident , which took place on the road between two or more objects , one of which must be any kind of a moving vehicle.The major causes for RTAs in our country are rapid increase in personalized modes of transport, a mixture of slow and fast moving vehicles, lack of road discipline, drunken driving and use of mobile phones while driving. |
| Keywords: | 1.Effectiveness of structured teaching programme. 2.knowledge regarding road safety measures. 3.school childrens |
| Cite Article: | "A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ROAD SAFETY MEASURES AMONG CHILDREN STUDYING IN A SELECTED PRIVATE SCHOOL AT KOMARAPALAYAM, NAMAKKAL DISTRICT", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.1014 - 1024, June-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2306145.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2306145 Registration ID:207254 Published In: Volume 8 Issue 6, June-2023 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 1014 - 1024 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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