Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

A STUDY TO ASSESS AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBRTAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG PRE– ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS OF SHIMLA HIMACHAL PRADESH.

Nutan Kumari

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OBJECTIVE :– The objectives of the study were to assess evaluate the knowledge of school going girls towards pubertal changes before administration and after administration of pubertal preparedness program and find out association of knowledge with selected sample characteristics. METHODOLOGY :– Quasi–experimental research approach with one group pre–test and post test design was used and 60 respondents were selected by purposive sampling technique in Selected Schools Of Shimla Himachal Pradesh. The content reliability for structured knowledge questionnaire was formulated by Kuder– Richardon 20(Kr –20), was found to be 0.7. The tool used for data collection was structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge preadolescent school girls regarding pubertal changes. The data was collected during the month of July 2017. The data obtained were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics in term of frequency, percentage distribution, mean, median, standard deviation, "t" value, coefficient of correlation and chi square test RESULTS :– The mean post test knowledge score (27.18) was higher than mean pre–test (15.18) with a mean difference of 12.The study finding reveals that age (41.480), mothers’ education (60.116), fathers’ education (52.111), mothers’ occupation (55.994), and important source for the topic (77.889) were found significant at 0.05 level of significance. The finding of study can be inferred the pubertal preparedness program was effective in term of enhancing the knowledge regarding pubertal changes.

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A STUDY TO ASSESS AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBRTAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMME IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG PRE- ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS OF SHIMLA HIMACHAL PRADESH., Nutan Kumari INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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