A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Child Sexual Abuse among High School Students in Selected Schools at Gonda

Abstract

Aim of the Study: The aim of the study was to develop an awareness on child sexual abuse among high school students through this study.

Objective of the Study: The objective of the study was to assess the pre-test level of knowledge regarding child sexual abuse among high school students, to develop and evaluate the structured teaching programme on child sexual abuse, to assess the post-test level of knowledge regarding child sexual abuse among high school students, to find the effectiveness of school-based education programme on child sexual abuse, and to find out the association between pre-test knowledge score of knowledge on child sexual abuse with their selected demographic variables.

Methods: The study involved non-experimental approach, and non-experimental one group pre- and post-test design research design with non-probability convenient sampling technique.

Results: In pre-test, 10.0% had adequate where as in post-test 90.0% of the samples reached adequate knowledge on child sexual abuse. This shows an improvement in knowledge level after STP. In the assessment of pre-test, overall mean knowledge mean percentage was 39.60. In the assessment of post-test, overall mean knowledge mean percentage was 82.90. In this study, the calculated “t” value ~0.607 was higher than the tabulated “t” value of 2.027. Hence, the H hypothesis is accepted.

Conclusion: The researcher concluded the teaching was effective. There was significant relationship between selected demographic variable knowledge on child sexual abuse with the knowledge level on child sexual abuse, as the calculated Chi-square value is higher than the tabulated value m the 0.05 level of significance. Hence, the null hypothesis was rejected and H2 was accepted.