A Study to Assess Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Knowledge Regarding Child Abuse among Parents of School Children at Selected Community Areas at Perinthalmanna

Abstract

Objectives: Assess pre test and post test level of knowledge regarding child abuse among parents of school children in both control and experimental group,Evaluate effectiveness of educational intervention on child abuse among parents of school children,Find association between knowledge of parents on child abuse and selected demographicvariables. Methodology: Quantitative research approach was used for the study . The study was conducted in 11,12&13 wards of Perinthalmanna municipality using quasi experimental non- equivalent control group pretest-post test desgin.Data was collected from a total of 60 parents of which 30 were in control an d30 in experimental group by using convenient sampling.data were collected by using knowledge questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: Among 60 samples in pretest, 24(40%) have average level of knowledge, 23(38.33%) have good level of knowledge, 13( 21.66%) have poor knowledge and there is no participants in excellent category. In post test, 36(60%) got good level of knowledge, 12(20%) had average knowledge, 9( 15%) had poor knowledge and 3 ( 5%) got excellent knowledge. The educational intervention on child abuse was effective in improving level of knowledge among parents of school children. (t value 5.547 p value 0.0001) And the demographic variables age, gender, marital status, education, job, residence, previous source of knowledge, type of family, religion and number of children