Structured Teaching Program : An Effective Strategy for Mosquito Control Practices among High School Children

Authors(1) :-Kasthuri S

The present quasi-experimental study focused on identification of effectiveness of structured teaching program practices regarding control of mosquito control measures among high school children at selected high school at rural Vizianagaram district. The study identified that at pre-test, the practice levels are Poor practices 35.3% (12), and the fair practices 64.7% (22). It has been observed that the practices has improved to good practices 100% (34) during post-test. The study also showed that the structured teaching program was effective in improving the practices on mosquito control measures p < 0.00001 ( significant at 0.05 level). The study also identified that there is no significant association between the selected demographic variables and pre-test knowledge levels.

Authors and Affiliations

Kasthuri S
Professor, Gitam Institute of Nursing, Gitam, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Program, Mosquito Control Measures, Practices

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 2 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 537-541
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1841131
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Kasthuri S, " Structured Teaching Program : An Effective Strategy for Mosquito Control Practices among High School Children", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.537-541, January-February-2018.
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