A study to Assess the Effectiveness of Information Communication Technology [ICT] Based Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Pubertal Health Among Girls of Pre Pubertal Age Group of 9- 14 years in Selected Schools At Puducherry

Abstract

Puberty is a period of rapid change in stature and body composition with female sexual acceleration in linear growth velocity. The young girls are not improved psychologically to have the basic knowledge about the pubertal health. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of knowledge and attitude on pubertal health among girls of pre-pubertal age of 9–14 years, to evaluate the effectiveness of Information Communication Technology (ICT)-based teaching on pubertal health among girls of pre-pubertal age of 9–14 years, and to find out the association between pre-test level of knowledge and attitude with selected demographic variables. The study was conducted in Government Higher Secondary School, Murungapakkam. Sixty girls were selected through simple random sampling technique based on inclusion criteria. Demographic data were collected and then a knowledge and attitude questionnaire was administered to all the samples. Then the ICT-based teaching programme on pubertal health was given, and after a week of interval, post-test was conducted by the same questionnaire and analysis of the data was done. The result revealed that, out of 60 majority of the samples, 50(80.7%) had moderate knowledge and positive attitude towards pubertal health. In association, source of information had a significant association with knowledge and attitude because the p-value is less than the calculated value. It was statistically significant at p<0.001 level