A Pre Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisting Teaching Programme On Awareness Regarding Hazardous Health Effect of Tobacco Use Among Factory Workers in Selected Urban Area of Kota, Rajasthan
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Introduction: Tobacco use may be defined as any habitual use of the tobacco plant leaf and its products.The predominant use of tobacco is by smoke inhalation of cigarettes, pipes, and cigars.Smokeless tobacco refers to a variety of tobacco products that are sniffed, sucked, or chewed.Tobacco products consumption is related with several health issues such as oral cancers, cardiovascular diseases, low birth weight and mental illnesses. Materials & Methods:In this present study the researcher adopted a pre -experimental (one group pre-test, post, test-research design).One group pre-test post-test design provides comparison between a group of subjects before and after the experimental treatment.This study consists of 50 factory workers.In present study non probability convenient sampling technique was used.The study was conducted among the factory workers working in selected Industrial Area, Kota. Results:The pre-test score of sample show that majority 32(64%) in poor range, follow by 16 (32%) sample had a average knowledge and only 02 (4.0%) sample had a good score.After the video assisted teaching programme was given to the factory workers than again post test was conducted with the same knowledge questionnaire, it can be clearly seen that nobody had poor 4(8.0%),average score 31(62%) were in good score and l5 (30%) factory worker is excellent score.Thus, it can conclude that the planned teaching programme provided complete information and it was effective in improving the knowledge of the factory workers regarding tobacco.Conclusions: From the above results, wecan conclude that there were a statically significances increase in regarding hazardous health effect of tobacco use among factory workers in selected urban area Kota.Thus, the intervention videoassisted teaching programmed was effective for acquiring knowledge.
Author: Kuldeep Singh
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4404620080