Volume : 7, Issue : 2, February - 2018

STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIDEO ASSISTED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE OF HOOKWORM INFESTATION AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN SELECTED SCHOOLS AT PONDICHERRY

A. Reetta, Junior Sundresh

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Introduction: Hookworm infestation is essential to general health and quality of life. Intestinal worm infestations are widely prevalent in tropical and subtropical countries and occur where there is poverty and poor sanitation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Aim: The purpose of the study to evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching programme on knowledge of hookworm infestation among school going children in selected schools at puducherry.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Methods: Thiruvika government high school. Sample: 30 members Sample technique: purposive sample technique<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Results: The research revealed that most of them having adequate knowledge on Hookworm infestation &ndash; 75.4%.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Conclusion: Since schools play a vital role in developing healthy life style among children it is very important to empower those with knowledge and practice about prevention of hook worm infestation. < /> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]-->< /> <!--[endif]--></span></p>