Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: April-June | Volume: 4 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 153-160
Assessment of the Impact of Structured Education on Health Screening Services among School Children in Chitradurga
Amala Elizabeth Ellickamury1, R. Yogananda2, B. Shanker Reddy3
1Intern, Doctor of Pharmacy, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga, Karnataka,
affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.
2Head of the Department, Department of Pharmacy Practice, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga, Karnataka.
3Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga, Karnataka.
Corresponding Author: Amala Elizabeth Ellickamury
ABSTRACT
Introduction:Adolescence is a receptive time period in the life time of an individual. Lifestyle habits are usually developed during this age. Therefore, inadequate knowledge and careless attitude of children towards health causes real havoc in future. This could be taken care of by providing them education regarding lifestyle diseases, their prevention and health screening services.
Objectives: This study aims to assess and improve the knowledge and attitude of students on lifestyle diseases, their prevention and their respective health screening services by providing education.
Materials and Methods:A community based prospective interventional study in selected schools of Chitradurga over a period of 6 months. The subjects include adolescent students (between 12-16 years). Demographics of the students were collected using designed data collection form. Other relevant data were collected by interaction with student. The questionnaires were provided to assess the knowledge and attitude of students.
Results: Total 254 students were enrolled for the study of which 52.4% and 47.6% were females and males respectively. 52.4% were students of 9th standard and 42.6% were of 8th standard. Majority of the students were 14 year old. The knowledge of students have shown improvement after the structured education with mean values of 7.73±2.90 and 16.09±2.74 in pre and post tests respectively.
Conclusion: The study concludes that health education improves the awareness and attitude of adolescents towards lifestyle diseases, their prevention and early detection and inculcates in them a feeling of need for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Keywords: Health screening services, knowledge, attitude, adolescence, lifestyle diseases, health education.