Abstract: A quasi experimental study with pre and post test without control group was undertaken in the slum area, Jagathpura, Jaipur. Data were collected from 94 Parents of working children to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching module regarding hazards of child labour on the knowledge of parents of working children and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that highest percentage (55%) of parents was in the age group of 35-44 years and majority (72%) of them were fathers, 44% of them had primary school education and more or less similar percentage (51% and 49%) of them were from nuclear and joint family, most (80%) of them were hindus,36% of them were doing small business and 44% of them had three children, majority (72%) of them had one working child and 42% of working children were between 11-12 years and most (88%) of the working children were male. Overall pre test mean Knowledge score was (9.09+1.96)which is 36.36% of the total reveals that the parents of working children had poor knowledge on “Hazards of child labour post test mean knowledge score was (17.15+2.05) which is 68.6% of the total score, reveals good knowledge of the parents of working children. The difference in mean percentage between pre and post test was around 32.24% shows that the video assisted teaching module was effective in improving the knowledge of parents of working children regarding Hazards of child labour. Highly significant difference was found between pre and posttest knowledge score (P<0.001)and No significant association was found between the posttest knowledge scores when compared to the demographic variables of parents of working children (P>0.05) except of education.
Title: Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Module Regarding Hazards of Child Labour on the Knowledge among Parents of Working Children in Selected Slum Area, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Author: Surendra Sharma
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
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