Abstract: Child abuse is a state of emotional, physical, economic and sexual maltreatment meted out to a person below the age of eighteen and is a globally prevalent phenomenon. The growing complexities of life and the dramatic changes brought about by socio-economic transitions in India have played a major role in increasing the vulnerability of children to various and newer forms of abuse. Child abuse has serious physical and psycho-social consequences which adversely affect the health and overall well-being of a child.1.
Methodology: Quantitative research approach with Quasi-experimental research design has been adopted for the study and purposive sampling technique was used. Total 50 school children of the age group 7-10 year were taken for the study. Data was collected with the help of child abuse questioner with the structured interview technique from children.
Results: Findings of the study clearly illustrate the more than half children were lies in the category of 9-10 year of age group. Before the intervention maximum students have the poor knowledge regarding good touch and bad touch but after teaching program there is significant improvement in the knowledge regarding good touch and bad touch among school children.
Conclusion: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the level of knowledge regarding good touch and bad touch among school going children in selected school. The present study findings indicate children had poor knowledge regarding good touch and bad touch in beginning After teaching program appreciable hike can be seen in knowledge among the children regarding good touch and bad touch.
Keywords: structure teaching program, child Abuse, Good Touch Bad Touch.
Title: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING GOOD TOUCH AND BAD TOUCH AMONG STUDENTS
Author: Amandeep Kaur, Anshu Sehgal, Charu, Gurpreet, Harmeet, Harpreet, Kavita Sankhyan, Manisha, Meenu Kumari
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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