A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme Regarding Childhood Obesity Among the Mothers of School Going Children in Urban Area

Mrs. Pushpa P; Prof. Dr. Ruby Anitha D; Mrs. Rincy Kavitha D

doi:10.62644/iajlb.2026.v23.i3.pp39-46

Authors

Mrs. Pushpa P Associate Professor, United College of Nursing, Coimbatore. Author
Prof. Dr. Ruby Anitha D Principal, United College of Nursing, Coimbatore. Author
Mrs. Rincy Kavitha D Associate Professor, United College of Nursing, Coimbatore. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62644/iajlb.2026.v23.i3.pp39-46

Keywords:

Effectiveness, planned teaching programme, obesity, mothers, school children

Abstract

Introduction: Obesity is a growing problem that is expected to persist and to have long-term negative effects on the health of individuals and populations unless action is taken to reverse the trend. Obesity is a problem that is becoming increasingly severe. It has been hypothesized that the development of obesity is caused by a variety of different environmental factors.

Material & Methods: It was a pre-experimental design with one group that included a pre-test and a post-test. The current research was carried out on mothers of children who were between the ages of 8 and 10 years old and who lived in various parts of the Coimbatore district. In accordance with the purposive sampling method, sixty mothers were chosen for data collection.

Result: In the post-test, the majority of the subjects, 35 (58%), had a score that indicated moderate knowledge, whereas in the pre-test only 11 (18%) of the samples had a score that indicated moderate knowledge. Given that the mean score on the post-test knowledge test (12) was higher than the mean score on the pre-test knowledge test (7.8), it may be inferred that the PTP was successful in enhancing the mothers' knowledge regarding obesity. At the 0.05 level of significance, it was discovered that there was a highly significant difference in the mean scores of mothers' knowledge of obesity based on their pre-test and post-test scores.

Conclusion: After analyzing the results of the study, the researchers came to the conclusion that the planned teaching programme about obesity was extremely effective (t = 9.6) in terms of increasing mothers' knowledge.

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