Author(s):
Aksa Mary George, Anna Rose Shajan, Aparnadevi S, Donamol Jacob, Manna Elsa Sojan, Anajo Jose
Email(s):
aparnadevis2003@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2349-2996.2026.00005 
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Aksa Mary George1, Anna Rose Shajan1, Aparnadevi S1, Donamol Jacob1, Manna Elsa Sojan1, Anajo Jose2
1B.Sc. Nursing Students, Little Lourdes College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
2Associate Professor, Little Lourdes College of Nursing, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 16,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
A video assisted teaching program is an effective way to empower children with knowledge. The study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching program on knowledge regarding good touch and bad touch among school children. The study was conducted in the school among 30 students between the ages of 8-10 years. The researcher used quasi experimental pretest posttest design to identify the effectiveness of VAT by convenient sampling technique structured questionnaire was used to assess the level of knowledge. VAT program was administered. In pretest the majority of 27(90%) of them have average knowledge, where as in posttest 30 (100%) have good knowledge and calculated t =21.29 value was statistically significant at p=0.05. This study concluded that VAT program was effective among school children in improving knowledge on good touch and bad touch.
Cite this article:
Aksa Mary George, Anna Rose Shajan, Aparnadevi S, Donamol Jacob, Manna Elsa Sojan, Anajo Jose. Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching (VAT) Program on Knowledge regarding Good touch and Bad touch among School Children. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2026;16(1):20-4. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2026.00005
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Aksa Mary George, Anna Rose Shajan, Aparnadevi S, Donamol Jacob, Manna Elsa Sojan, Anajo Jose. Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching (VAT) Program on Knowledge regarding Good touch and Bad touch among School Children. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2026;16(1):20-4. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2026.00005 Available on: https://ajner.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-16-1-5
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