A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program in Promoting Knowledge Regarding Sexual Health Among Adolescent Girls at Selected School of Jhajjar Haryana

Abstract

Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development that occurs between childhood and adulthood. This transition involves biological (i.e. pubertal), social and psychological changes. Sexual Health of adolescence is the foundation of a healthy adult and this therefore becomes an important phase to concentrate upon by all the concerned stakeholders. The statement of problem is, “a quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program in promoting knowledge regarding sexual health among adolescent girls at selected school of Jhajjar Haryana”, and the objectives were • To assess the level of pretest knowledge regarding sexual health among adolescent girls, • To assess the level of posttest knowledge regarding sexual health among adolescent girls • To find out the association between the level of post test knowledge regarding sexual health among adolescent girls and selected demographic variables. A quasi experimental approach and research design was non-randomized control group were used. 150 adolescent girls were selected as sample through Non probability convenient sampling method, 75 samples are from experimental group and 75 samples are from control group. A self-structured questionnaire on knowledge was administered. The collected data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The pre-test result of experimental group showed that 4% of adolescent girls had inadequate level of knowledge, 93.3% of adolescent girls had moderate level of knowledge and 2.67% of adolescent girls had adequate level of knowledge, and in control group, 6.67% of adolescent girls had inadequate level of knowledge, 92% of adolescent girls had moderate level of knowledge and 1.33% of adolescent girls had adequate level of knowledge. In post test result of experimental group showed that 28% of adolescent girls had moderate level of knowledge and 72% of adolescent girls had adequate level of knowledge and in control group, 74.6% of adolescent girls had moderate level of knowledge and 25.33% of adolescent girls had adequate level of knowledge. Hence, the study concluded that the research hypothesis H1 was accepted due to significant difference between pre-test and posttest knowledge score of experimental group at 0.05 level of significance.