Effectiveness of Video Teaching on Knowledge Regarding Health Hazards of Electronic Devices

Health hazards of electronic devices is a conditions, that has to be prevented so that the incidence and prevalence can be reduced. Interventions like ergonomic instructions and education help to improve the health condition of adolescents. To protect adolescence from harm, all health staff must take effective action as appropriate to their role. Parents are also to be educated about impact of electronic devices on adolescence. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of electronic devices on the health of adolescence and to provide guidelines to safe guard them from harmful effects on their health. A pre-experimental study was done to assess the effectiveness of video teaching on knowledge regarding health hazards of electronic devices among adolescence. One group pre test post test design was carried out among 60 adolescence. The samples were selected by using non-probability convenience sampling technique and knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data. The statistical analysis revealed that, the ‘t’ value for knowledge was (t=9.304), this indicates the significant difference between the pre and post test levels of knowledge at 0.05 level of significance.