• Mrs. Shefali Charan
• Ms. Shruti Shirke
• Ms. Priyanka Saini
• Ms. Priyanka Shirke
• Ms. Neha Purohit

The skin is considered as the largest organ of the body and has many different functions; some of them are thermoregulation, protection, metabolic functions and sensation. Different anatomical layers of the skin serves in performing and protecting the inner structures and thus ensuring adequate metabolic functions of the body, but due to excessive sunlight exposure the skin, it gets wear and tear reaction and starts to lose its efficiency and it also leads to numerous skin diseases. Traffic police personnel are at the high risk of developing this skin diseases due to their job profile and demand, considering this, Aim: present study aims to to assess the knowledge regarding selected skin problems related to sunlight exposure among traffic police personnel of Bhilai, Chhattisgarh to make an effort toward enhancing knowledge and awareness through information booklet to reduce risk of developing skin diseases and to enhance health promoting behaviour of traffic police officers. Methodology: Self structures knowledge questionnaire was prepared, one group pre and post-test experimental design was selected and data was collected from 40 traffic police personnel. Data was analyzed using EZR statistical software. Result: In pre-test, 2(5%) are had poor knowledge score, 24(60%) are had average knowledge, 14(35%) are had good knowledge score personnel. Whereas in post-test 40(100%) traffic police personnel are having good knowledge score. The effectiveness of information booklet in preventing skin diseases was also came to be highly significant with calculated t test test value is 14.91

Skin diseases, Skin problems, Sunlight exposure, Information booklet, and Traffic police.

"“THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INFORMATION BOOKLET ON KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT OF SKIN PROBLEMS RELATED TO SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE AMONG TRAFFIC POLICE PERSONNELS OF SUPELA BHILAI (C.G.)”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.i763-i770, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206894.pdf

"“THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INFORMATION BOOKLET ON KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT OF SKIN PROBLEMS RELATED TO SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE AMONG TRAFFIC POLICE PERSONNELS OF SUPELA BHILAI (C.G.)”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppi763-i770, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206894.pdf