Background: Play is an important aspect in the physical as well as the psychological aspect of the child. Injuries during play remain one of the main factor contributing to childhood accidents. Mothers are the primary care givers of the children. There are very limited studies conducted on the knowledge assessment of the mothers. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of structured video assisted teaching programme on knowledge of mothers regarding importance of play and selection of play materials in children in selected rural area, Bagalkot.
Materials & Methods: The research design selected for the present study was pre experimental with one group pre test and post test design.
Methods: Convenient sampling technique was used to select 30 children below 12 yrs in PHC Bhagavati, Bagalkot Rural District.
Results: The results of the study shows that in pre test the overall mean percentage obtained by the respondent was 25.21.The maximum score (50%) was obtained for the importance of play and the minimum score was for selection of play materials (39.2%).In post test the overall mean percentage was 74.05. The maximum score was for selection of play materials and minimum was for safety during play.
Conclusion: The study concluded that the video assisted Teaching Programme was effective in improving the knowledge of mothers regarding importance of play and selection of play materials. There is no significant association between the demographic variables and the knowledge of the respondents.
Impact Factor
2022: 6.012
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