This paper is published in Volume-11, Issue-6, 2026
Area
Child Health Nursing
Author
Neha Kumari, Pallavi Mehra, Isha Thakur
Org/Univ
Abhilashi Nursing College, Himachal Pradesh, India
Pub. Date
04 May, 2026
Paper ID
V11I6-1218
Publisher
Keywords
Knowledge, Structure Teaching Programme, Good Touch, Bad Touch.

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Neha Kumari, Pallavi Mehra, Isha Thakur. A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding Good Touch & Bad Touch among Children in Selected Schools of Distt. Mandi (H.P.)., International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Neha Kumari, Pallavi Mehra, Isha Thakur (2026). A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding Good Touch & Bad Touch among Children in Selected Schools of Distt. Mandi (H.P.).. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 11(6) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Neha Kumari, Pallavi Mehra, Isha Thakur. "A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge regarding Good Touch & Bad Touch among Children in Selected Schools of Distt. Mandi (H.P.).." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 11.6 (2026). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

The first sensory input in life comes from the sense of touch experienced by a baby while he is in the mother’s womb and feels protective touch experienced by all of us through childhood, adulthood and into older age. Parents, siblings, elders and friends play an important role in child development, and teachers also play an important role. Objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding good touch & bad touch among children. Material and Method: A quasi-experimental approach and pre-test and post-test control group design was adopted. Non-probability, a convenient sampling technique, was used to select 60 students. i.e. 30 in each experimental and control group. Data collection was done using a self-knowledge questionnaire. The collected data were analysed by calculating frequency, percentages, mean, standard deviation, chi-square, and t-test. Findings: The findings of the experimental group, a majority 93.3% (28children) of participants scored in the good category, and the remaining 6.7% (2children) were in the average range. None scored in the category below, indicating a strong positive impact of the intervention. In control group had only 0% in the good, category, while most 60% (18children) remained average, and 40% (12 children) still scored Below average, showing minimal improvement without intervention. Conclusion: It was concluded that the structured teaching programme on Good Touch and Bad Touch was an effective programme in improving the knowledge of the children, as depicted in the results, which showed a marked increase in post-test level of knowledge.