KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE PRACTICE BEFORE VEDIO-ASSISTED TEACHING REGARDING HABITS IN PREVENTION OF OBESITY AMONG STUDENTS STUDY IN SELECTED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL OF JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN

Abstract

Introduction: “The real solution to childhood obesity lies in changing our built environment. There is no other
way to approach it.” (Dr.Goutham Rav) “Food is the most abused anxiety drug .exercise is the most underutilized
antidepressant”
Material & Methods: The study was conducted in the selected senior secondary schools of Jaipur, Rajasthan.
One group pre-test post-test design judges the effect of the treatment by the difference between the pre-test and
post-test scores. Two hundred forty students who met the inclusion criteria were selected as the sample for the
present study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples for the study.
Result: The findings of the present study reveals that highest percentage (90%) of students had average
knowledge attitude practice regarding habits in prevention of obesity and others comes under poor (3.33%) in the
pre-test and remaining students having good knowledge attitude practice (6.67%) about habits in prevention of
obesity while in the post – test score highest percentage (60%) students had excellent knowledge attitude practice
and remaining having good knowledge attitude practice with (40%). The total mean percentage of knowledge
attitude practice scores of the pre-test was 48.22 with total mean +_SD of 14.466+_8.3942.
Conclusion: In pre-test no. of students in poor knowledge attitude practice category were 3.33%.In pre-test no. of
students having average knowledge attitude practice were 90%In pre-test no. of students having good knowledge
attitude practice were 6.67%.In pre-test no. of students having excellent knowledge attitude practice were 0%,
while in posttest it increased by 60%.