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Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Road Traffic Accidents among Secondary School Students at Selected School, Vadalur

K. Arivuselvi, S. Suganthra Devi

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Road accidents are the main cause of death of young men worldwide. Of the estimated 195,000 adolescents killed each year in traffic accidents, 60% are the boys. Adolescents are especially susceptible to injury when riding minibikes, snow mobiles, or motorcycles. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in adolescent period. In India as per national crime record bureau ministry of home affairs, 76000–120, 000 deaths have occurred due to road traffic injuries. WHO estimates rise of traffic mortality rate in India is 79% in 2002 Title: A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of road traffic accidents among secondary school students at selected school, Vadalur. Objectives: 1. To assess the pre-test knowledge on prevention of road traffic accidents among secondary school students. 2. To develop structured teaching programme on prevention of road traffic accidents among secondary school students. 3. To find the association between post-test knowledge on prevention of road traffic accidents among secondary school students with their selected demographic variables. Sample: The sample for this study comprised of around 50 school children in secondary school at Vadalur. Sampling technique: Convenient sampling technique is used for selecting the sample for the study. Findings: A pre-test and post-test was conducted to assess the level of knowledge using a structured questionnaire. The study subject, 42% (21) of students were having inadequate knowledge on road traffic accident, 48% (24) of students were having moderate knowledge on road traffic accident and 10% (5) of students were having adequate knowledge on prevention of road traffic accident.

 


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