Study to assess the effectiveness of a video-assisted teaching programme on knowledge regarding road traffic accidents and related first aid measures among schoolchildren in selected schools of Navi Mumbai

Abstract

In many developing countries, injuries are one of the major causes of death in children in the age group of 1-5 years. Objectives: To assess and compare the knowledge of schoolchildren before and after Video Assisted Teaching Programme regarding road traffic accidents and related first aid measures. To find the association between the level of knowledge regarding Road Traffic Accidents and related first aid measures with selected demographic variables. Methods: A Pre experimental one group pre-test - post-test design was adopted. The study was based on Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment. A convenient sampling technique was used to collect data from 100 school children with the help of a semi-structured interview schedule. The content validity was done by 12 experts from the field and reliability was tested using Cronbach‟s alpha with the score of 0.7. Results: The result showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test score and the post-test score. The pre-test mean score was 10.47, and after the video-assisted teaching, the post-test mean score was found to be 14.69. It was also observed that mother's education in demographic characteristics had an impact on the child's knowledge regarding Road Traffic Accident with a "p-value of 0.035. Conclusion: The findings revealed that Video Assisted Teaching Programme had an effect on knowledge regarding road traffic accidents and related first aid measures among school children.