EFFECTIVENESS OF CHILD TO CHILD PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ILL EFFECTS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO TELEVISION AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN AT USSOOR,VELLORE.

PROF. Mrs.SUJATHA.V; Dr.P.MUTHUMARI.

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

EFFECTIVENESS OF CHILD TO CHILD PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ILL EFFECTS OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO TELEVISION AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN AT USSOOR,VELLORE.

Prof. Mrs. Sujatha. V, Dr. P. Muthumari.

Abstract :

The effects of the television watching have been found to be far – reaching and potentially harmful in influencing the health related behavior of children and adolescents. Many of whom are not yet mature enough to distinguish fantasy from reality particularly when it is presented as “real life”. In Tamil Nadu (2011) said that 1.24 crore children were continuously watch the television and develop the mild symptoms such as vision impairment, head ache, heå impairment, eye strains, aggressive behavior etc. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of child to child programme on knowledge regarding ill effects of prolonged exposure to television among school going children. A Quantitative approach with one group pre and post test pre experimental research design was adopted. By using purposive sampling technique 60 children who met the inclusion criteria were selected from Ussoor urban area. The major findings of the study revealed that the pre–test mean value on levels of knowledge was 10.1. After child to child programme, the post–test mean value on levels of knowledge was 21.2. The paired ‘t’ value of levels of knowledge 32.23 is greater than table value (3.46) which was highly significant at p<0.001 level. The study concluded that, there was significant effectiveness of child to child programme on level of knowledge regarding ill effects of prolonged exposure to television. This shows that the child to child to child programme was effective.