A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Junk Food and its Impact on Health among Adolescent Students of Selected Schools at Lucknow, U. P.

Junk Food is a major cause of various diseases that affects children and adolescents. Junk Food is to be considered as unhealthy and posses poor nutritional value. Method: A Quantitative research approach, Quasi - Experimental Non randomized control group research design was used.100 samples were selected (50 control and 50 experimental group) by non - probability purposive sampling technique. Researcher got permission from concerned authority. . Structured questionnaire was used as a tool. Firstly samples are selected then pre - test was conducted in both control and experimental group by administrating structured questionnaire and after that structured teaching program was given only to experimental group and then on 7th day post - test was conducted. Results: The post mean knowledge score was 12.90 and SD 3.105 with pre - test mean score 12.12 and SD 3.305. Calculated ?t? value 1.23 which was less than tabulated value 2.01 at 0.05 level of significance in control group and in experimental group post mean knowledge score was found higher 24.14 and SD 4.310 with pre - test mean score 11.26 and SD 2.961. Calculated ?t? value 17.241 which was more than tabulated value 2.01 at 0.05 level of significance. This indicates that structured teaching program was effective in enhancing knowledge regarding junk food and its impact on health. Hence research hypothesis (H1) was accepted and concluded that there was significant difference between pre - test and post test knowledge of adolescent students regarding junk food and its impact on health. Findings shows that there was an association between pre - test with their selected demographic variables like total number of family members ?^2= 6.270, monthly income of family ?^2 = 23.501 and junk foods available in school canteen ?^2 = 33.333. Hence research hypothesis (H2) was accepted in relation with total number of family members, monthly income and junk food availability in the school canteen. Conclusion: The study concluded that structured teaching programme was effective in enhancing the knowledge regarding junk food and its impact on health among adolescent students.