• Nelofer Farooq
• ISHFAQ NAZIR
• Faisal Adil Kumar
• Owais Ahmad Dar

A study on “EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING OBESITY AMONG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IN A SELECTED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL OF ANANTNAG, KASHMIR” was undertaken by GROUP-E during the year 2022-2023 in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Institute of Nursing, University of Kashmir, South Campus, Anantnag. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pre-test knowledge of adolescent students regarding obesity 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding obesity among the adolescent students 3. To compare the pre-test and post-test level of knowledge regarding obesity among adolescent students 4. To find the association between the pre-test knowledge scores regarding obesity among adolescent students and selected demographic variables METHOD: The study was based on Nola J Pender’s Health Promotion model. Evaluatory approach was adopted for this study and pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was taken for this study. The study was conducted at Govt. Higher Secondary School Mattan, Anantnag. The sample size was 25 adolescent students. The non-probability convenient sampling technique was used. Data was collected from the adolescent students to assess the level of knowledge by using structured knowledge questionnaire before and after the implementation of structured teaching programme. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS: The results showed that in pre-test, 19(76%) of the study subjects had inadequate knowledge, 6(24%) of the study subjects had moderate knowledge and 0(0.00%) of the study subjects had adequate knowledge regarding Obesity. After administration of structured teaching programme, the post-test knowledge score showed that majority of subjects i.e., 18(72%) of the study subjects had adequate knowledge, 7(28%) of the study subjects had moderate knowledge and 0(0.00%) of the study subjects had inadequate knowledge regarding Obesity. CONCLUSION: The Structured Teaching Programme (STP) was effective (p<0.05) to improve the level of knowledge regarding obesity among adolescent students. Key words: knowledge, Obesity, structured teaching programme, pre-test, Post-test.

Key words: knowledge, Obesity, structured teaching programme, pre-test, Post-test.

"“A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding obesity among adolescent students in a selected higher secondary school of Anantnag, Kashmir” ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.p35-p49, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305G06.pdf

"“A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding obesity among adolescent students in a selected higher secondary school of Anantnag, Kashmir” ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppp35-p49, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305G06.pdf