2025, Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part A

author(s)
Jyothi VJ

abstract
To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of road traffic accidents among adolescent students. Quasi experimental study one group pre test and post test research design were used. 60 samples were selected from the college by using simple random techniques based on the criteria. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used. After the pretest, the planned teavhing programme was given to the college students. After the intervention post test was conducted. The data was analyzed for frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation. The effect of PTP was analyzed by using paired t- test. Association between pre-test knowledge score and demographic variables was analyzed by using chi-square test. There was significant increase in the post test level of knowledge as compared to the pre-test level of knowledge and the increase was significant at p <0.05. There was ststistically significant association between the pre test score and selected socio-demographic variables like sex, birth order of child, occupation of parents. The sudy findings suggests that planned teaching programme is effective in improving the knowledge on prevention of road traffic accidents among adolescent puc students.