Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding ill effects of cigarette smoking and its prevention among Adolescent Boys at Madurai

Assess the pre test level of knowledge regarding ill effects of cigarette smoking and its prevention among adolescent boys. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding ill effects of cigarette smoking and its prevention among adolescent boys. To find out the association between pretest knowledge score with their selected demographic variables. Conceptual frame work: The study was based on General System model of Von Bertalanffy. Approach: Evaluatory approach was adopted for this study. Design: Preexperimental one group pre-test post-test design was taken for this study. Setting:The study was conducted at St.Fatima Michel College of Engineering and Technology at Madurai. Sample size: The sample size was 100 adolescent boys. Sampling Technique: The non probability purposive sampling technique was used. Methods of data collection procedure: Data were collected from the adolescent boys 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 result shows, there was a significant difference between pre test and post test level of knowledge regarding ill effects of cigarette smoking and its prevention among adolescent boys. The obtained t- value (58.86) was greater than the table value at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: The Structured Teaching Programme was effective (p