• SRIMATHI A

Background: Mobile phone is a small, portable communication device that enables us to make phone call. The signal transmission is the basic concept for the use of mobile phone. The easy portability and convenience of mobiles is allowing the people to easily communicate with one another without the scope of place and time. In the modern world the mobile phone has become a mandatory piece for almost all the teenagers. Almost six hours per day is spent with the mobiles be it talking, messaging, video calling or gaming. The excessive use of mobiles is becoming an addiction these days. Aims and objectives: To assess the knowledge and plan and implement the structured teaching programme regarding harmful effects on use of mobile phones among pre – university students. Methodology: A pre-experimental design was adopted for the study conducted on 60 pre university students after obtaining permission from the Principal of the Intermediate college, Barabanki. The samples were collected by purposive sampling technique. Data regarding health hazards on use of mobile phones were collected through a structured knowledge questionnaire and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The study findings revealed that in pre test scores the finding, 51% of pre university students were having inadequate knowledge, 43% had moderate knowledge and 6% had adequate knowledge. Further in the post test it shows that 0% had inadequate knowledge, 9% had moderate knowledge and 91 % had adequate knowledge among the pre university students. Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a need to instill awareness and knowledge to the pre university students regarding the harmful effects on use of mobile phones and thereby prevent themselves from the complications caused.

Knowledge, Structured teaching programme, pre university students, harmful effects, mobile phone.

"“EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HARMFUL EFFECTS ON USE OF MOBILE PHONES AMONG PRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SELECTED COLLEGE, BARABANKI, UTTAR PRADESH.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.c152-c163, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208216.pdf

"“EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HARMFUL EFFECTS ON USE OF MOBILE PHONES AMONG PRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SELECTED COLLEGE, BARABANKI, UTTAR PRADESH.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppc152-c163, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208216.pdf