An Experimental Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of PTP on Attitude of Adolescents Regarding Effects of Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use and it’s Health Hazards Among Students in Selected High School in Dewas

Abstract

Adolescence represents a period of substantial growth and potential, yet it is simultaneously a phase of considerable vulnerability. Many young people during this stage encounter temptations to engage in behaviors such as alcohol and drug use, smoking, and early sexual activity, which can lead to a higher likelihood of intentional harm and sexually transmitted infections. In the university setting, a deeper understanding and observation of the impact of tobacco-related illnesses, combined with exposure to more rigorous anti-smoking environments, can gradually lead to behavioral shifts regarding tobacco consumption among young people. This study was conducted to assess the attitude level of adolescent regarding effect of smoking and Smokeless Tobacco use and it’s Health Hazards and find out the association between attitudes level of adolescents with selected demographic variable. Method: The sample was selected for the study includes 60 college students. Evaluate approach and simple random sampling method was used to select the sample. The reliability of the tool was established and the data was collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire, based on demographic data, 20 items on attitude scale. Likert scale was used to assess the attitude score. Result: Adolescents showed that 18.3% of Adolescents had a positive attitude in the pre-test. And 65.0% of them have a moderately favorable Attitude and 16.7% has an Un-favorable attitude. In the post-test, 73.30% of students had an adequate favorable attitude, and 26.7% of them had a moderately favorable attitude and none of them have an unfavorable attitude. The contrast between pre-test and post-test attitude was computed by utilizing student paired t-test and the value is t=17.56 with the degree of freedom df=58 at p<0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: Planned teaching Programme was found to be a very effective method of enhancing favourable attitude regarding effects of smoking and smokeless tobacco .......