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The Effect of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Early Marriage and Early Pregnancy among Adolescent Girls in Selected School at Meppadi

Sreelekshmi G.S, Sisira P, Shalu Maria Shaji, Sharone Ann Shaji, Sherin Shaji, Shaji Shijil Kuriakose, Shabana K.P

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Introduction: Early marriage is one of the serious predicament that is faced by the Indian society. In India, the laws has stated 18 years as the legal minimum age of marriage for females, but contradictory to that every third girl in the age group of 15–19 years is getting married and every second married adolescent girl is giving birth to a child. The objective of the study was to find the effect of planned teaching programme on knowledge and attitude related to early marriage and early pregnancy among adolescent girls of selected school. Materials and Methods: The method of study was one group pre-test post-test design. A total of 50 adolescent girls were selected by using convenient sampling technique. The pre-test knowledge assessment was done with a structured interview schedule, attitude was observed by using semantic scale. Result: The knowledge level of the subjects have enriched by 35.7% after planned teaching programme which has also found statistically significant (p<0.01). The attitude level of subjects have enriched by 21.8% after planned teaching programme which has also found statistically significant (p<0.01). Discussion: There is significant association of knowledge and attitude with the selected demographic variables. This study reconfirmed that planned teaching programme are more effective to improve the knowledge and attitude of adolescent girls

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