A Study To Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Hand Washing among Students of Selected School of Gopeshwar, Chamoli

A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge and practice regarding hand washing among students of selected school of Gopeshwar, Chamoli. The conceptual framework used in this study was based on king?s goal attainment theory. The study sample of 70 school students was selected conveniently after meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The self developed structured questionnaire and checklist was used to assess the knowledge and practice regarding hand washing. The result of the study shows that level of knowledge, in pretest revealed that 3 (4.3%) were having good knowledge, 55 (78.57%) of them were having average knowledge and 12 (17.14%) of them were had poor knowledge whereas level of knowledge in post test revealed that 26 (37.14%) were having good knowledge, 44 (62.86%) of them were having average knowledge and no one of them were had poor knowledge, and the result of hand washing practice shows that the hand washing practice in pretest revealed that no one were having good practice, 13 (18.57%) of them were having average practice and 57 (81.42%) of them were had poor practice whereas hand washing practice in post test revealed that 42 (60%) were having good practice, 25 (35.72%) of them were having average practice and 03 (4.28%) of them were had poor practice and the association of knowledge with their demographic variable age, father education and family income is significant whereas association of practice with their demographic variable age and family income is significant. The difference between pre test and post test knowledge and practice is significant.