A Comparative study to assess the effectiveness of laptop assisted teaching versus child to child approach regarding personal hygiene among school age children in selected corporation school at Choolai in Chennai

A quasi experimental study design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of laptop assisted teaching versus child to child approach regarding personal hygiene among school age children in selected corporation school at choolai in chennai. The sample size was 80,40 in laptop assisted teaching group,40 in of child to child approach group, selected by simple random sampling technique by lottery method from the sample frame within inclusion criteria. Data was collected by structured interview for demographic profile of the school age children. Pre test was done in both groups using structured questionnaire regarding personal hygiene. Conceptual framework used for the study was Weidenbach’s Helping Art of Clinical Nursing Model. In post test majority of the students that is 70.0%(28) of the students gained adequate knowledge regarding personal hygiene in laptop assisted teaching done by investigator. 90.0%(36) of the students have gained adequate knowledge regarding personal hygiene in child to child approach method. On comparison, there is highly significant difference between the two groups, t=2.42,p=0.01.It shows that child to child approach is more effective than laptop assisted teaching in improving the knowledge regarding personal hygiene among school age children. School-based hygiene education is vital in order to decrease the rates of transmissible diseases. Children are more receptive to learning and are very likely to adopt healthy behaviours at a younger age. Child to child approach is one of the best innovative method for the children to involve and learn