Effectiveness of video assisted teaching (VAT) regarding awareness about sexual abuse among school going students

The present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching (VAT) regarding awareness about sexual abuse among school going students in Rudrapur.

Quantitative research approach was used in the study pre-experimental, posttest design was selected. The data were collected from 50 students, 25 from 6th and 25 from 7th standard students, who were selected using non-probability purposive sampling technique from Vishwas Red Rose Inter College Dineshpur, Udham Singh Nagar. The tools used for the study was structured questionnaire to assess socio demographic data and structured questionnaire to assess the knowledge regarding awareness about sexual abuse.

The finding of study revealed that the mean post-test knowledge score (20.06) was significantly greater than the mean pre-test knowledge score (10.24) of experimental group of students, [t (49) =2.01, P<0.05]. the result showed that there was significant association between knowledge of student regarding awareness about sexual abuse with occupation of mother and previous knowledge regarding sexual abuse as the chi square value for occupation of mother (7.02, P<0.05) and previous knowledge about sexual abuse (7.28, P<0.05). The Knowledge of students regarding awareness about sexual abuse was improved.