A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH EDUCATION ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS A AMONG SELECTED SCHOOLS OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF DISTRICT BHOPAL, MADHYA PRADESH

Abstract

In this study quasi-experimental research design was used. Conducting the pre-test post-test of experimental and control group. The study was conducted on 60 students of urban and rural areas of senior secondary schools of district Bhopal. Non-probability Convenient Sampling Technique was used for the study. A structured knowledge questionnaire and health Education was validated from experts of various fields and administered to the students for pilot study to calculate the reliability of the tool, it was highly reliable. The main study was conducted with same Structured knowledge questionnaire and health Education in analysis and interpretation of study data, the analysis was divided according to six sections and interpreted with the war charts. The post-test experimental group of urban and rural mean score was higher than the pre-test experimental group of urban and rural, which means health education was effective on knowledge and prevention of students regarding hepatitis A. The association between knowledge and selected socio-demographic variables was non-significant.