Effectiveness of Demonstration Technique on Hand Washing Practices among School Children Aged 7 11 Years in Selected Schools of District Mohali

INTRODUCTION Hand washing is the single most preventive measure for reducing the spread of contagious diseases. Hands are the main pathways of transmission. Keeping hands clean through improved hand hygiene is one of the most important steps one can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands.AIM The aim of the study to assess the effectiveness of demonstration technique on hand washing practices among school children.MATERIAL AND METHODS A quasi experimental, pre test post test control group study design was used to assess the effectiveness of demonstration technique on hand washing practices of district Mohali, on 100 school children 50 in experimental and 50 in control group fulfilling the inclusion criteria by using convenient sampling technique.RESULTS The result of the study revealed that there is pre demonstration mean practice score of experimental group was 5.66, and post demonstration mean practice score was 6.60 among school children regarding hand washing. It shows that there is significant difference between pre test and post test mean practice scores found statistically significant at p 0.005 level.CONCLUSION demonstration technique was effective for improving the practice of hand washing among school children Kaur Amanpreet | Kaur Amanjot | Kaur Manpreet "Effectiveness of Demonstration Technique on Hand Washing Practices among School Children Aged 7-11 Years in Selected Schools of District Mohali" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-1 , December 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49136.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/49136/effectiveness-of-demonstration-technique-on-hand-washing-practices-among-school-children-aged-711-years-in-selected-schools-of-district-mohali/kaur-amanpreet