“The Effectiveness Of Awareness Intervention Programme On Knowledge And Attitude Regarding Early Marriage And Early Pregnancy Among Adolescents In A Selected Higher Secondary School Of Kanpur”

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study to explore the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and attitude regarding early marriage and early pregnancy  among adolescents in a selected H P higher secondary school of Kanpur ”.

Methodology:  This is the Quantitative Research Approach, along with pre-experimental (one group pre-test post-test) research design was adopted to investigate the knowledge and attitude of adolescents regarding early marriage  and early pregnancy  . 60 adolescents populations aged 15-19years  were selected by Purposive sampling technique and data was collected from selected higher secondary school of Kanpur by self-reporting method structured knowledge questionnaire filling method.

Result: the finding reveled that knowledge and attitude of adolescents In pre-test, depicts that out of 60 adolescents people 48 (80%) had poor knowledge, 12 (20%) had average knowledge and none of adolescents  people had good knowledge. While 27(45%) had unfavorable attitude, 30(50%) had moderately favorable attitude, and 3(5%) had favorable attitude regarding early marriage and early pregnancy. On the other hand the outcome of post-test assessment of 60 Adolescents population , 10 (16.66%) had poor knowledge, 37 (61.66%) had average knowledge and 13(21.66%) had good knowledge. 37(61.66%) had moderately favorable attitude, 18 (30%) had favorable attitude and 5(8.33%) had unfavorable attitude.

On determining the correlation between the Knowledge and attitude score of post (r=-0.07) poor positive correlation. It means when knowledge increases their attitude also increases poorly. These correlations are tested with Karl Pearson correlation coefficient test and results are statistically non-significant . As non parametric test was applied and it was found that there was statistically association was found only in the group of demographic variable (education of father) were found significant in increasing post-test knowledge of adolescents, while on the other hand type of the family and area of residence were found significant in increasing post-test attitude of adolescents.

Conclusion: In overall assessment of knowledge and attitude regarding early marriage and early pregnancy among  adolescents are relatively had improvement of their score after receiving teaching programme for the same.