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Comparative Studies | Nursing | India | Volume 11 Issue 9, September 2022 | Rating: 5.9 / 10
Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding School Phobia among the Parents of Primary School Children in Selected Rural Area of Udaipur District. (Raj)
Jitendra Lohar | Omprakash Veragi [2]
Abstract: Context: School is a place for kids to be put together to gain the experience of being around large numbers of their peers and discovering the way to behave properly. School phobia, school avoidance and school refusal are terms that describe an anxiety disorder in children who have an irrational, persistent fear of going to school. Aims: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding school phobia among the parents of primary school children. Methodology: A Quasi experimental design was employed by using convenience sampling technique. Data was collected from 50 parents of primary school children in Dharta, Udaipur. Data was collected before and after the intervention of structured teaching program. Result: The results revealed that Out of 50 samples, the researcher found that 21 (42%) had inadequate knowledge and 29 (58%) had moderately adequate knowledge before intervention. A structure teaching program was conducted in the sample. After a period of one week post test was done, the analysis revealed that 11 (22%) had adequate knowledge regarding school phobia, 30 (60%) had moderately adequate knowledge regarding school phobia and 9 (18%) had inadequate knowledge regarding school phobia after intervention. Pretest mean was 16.66 ?4.75, and the post test mean was 21.5 and S. D was 5.09 and the ?t? value was 5.14 at p<0.001 levels showing that there is a significant difference between pre and post assessment level of knowledge on school phobia among the parents of primary school children. Conclusions: The study concluded that teaching programme was effective in imparting knowledge on school phobia among parents of primary school children. So that parents have a virtual role in minimizing the school phobia and maximizing the school attendance of their children.
Keywords: Effectiveness, Structured Teaching Programme, Knowledge, School Phobia
Edition: Volume 11 Issue 9, September 2022,
Pages: 945 - 949