ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: India is the world’s second largest producer of tobacco. Every year about eight lakh to nine lakh Indians die due to tobacco use. Day by day gradually. The consumption of tobacco has increasing among adolescents in India. However, the use of tobacco leads to various major illnesses like cancer and ultimately leads to increase in mortality and morbidity rate. Like other developing countries, the most susceptible time for initiating tobacco use in India is during adolescence and early adulthood, ages 15-24 years. AIM: The main aim of the study is to promote the knowledge regarding health hazardous of tobacco use among adolescent students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An evaluative research approach with Pre experimental one group (pre-test & post- test) design was adopted. A Total 195 samples were selected in this study by simple Radom sampling Technique. A Structured questionnaire was used to assess knowledge related to health hazards of tobacco use. RESULTS: The results showed that majority of the student in pre-test 143 (73.3%) had average knowledge 43 (22.1%) students had good knowledge 9(4.6%) students had poor knowledge after the post-test majority of students 171(87.7%) had good knowledge, 24(12.3%) students had average knowledge and none of the students had poor knowledge. CONCLUSION: The study concluded that, the video assisted teaching programme is significantly effective in enhancing the knowledge level regarding tobacco use among adolescents students. Keywords: Tobacco, Adolescents, Hazards, Knowledge
Publication date: 15/12/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.12.1001