This paper is published in Volume-7, Issue-3, 2021
Area
Msc Nursing (Psychiatric Nursing)
Author
Akshay Parkhe, Kanwaljeet Kaur
Org/Univ
Mahatma Gandhi Mission, Mother Teresa College of Nursing, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Pub. Date
15 June, 2021
Paper ID
V7I3-1886
Publisher
Keywords
Suicidal Tendencies, Teachers, Junior College Students, Junior College

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Akshay Parkhe, Kanwaljeet Kaur. Knowledge and attitude of teachers on the identification of suicidal tendencies among junior college students in selected colleges of Aurangabad city, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Akshay Parkhe, Kanwaljeet Kaur (2021). Knowledge and attitude of teachers on the identification of suicidal tendencies among junior college students in selected colleges of Aurangabad city. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 7(3) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Akshay Parkhe, Kanwaljeet Kaur. "Knowledge and attitude of teachers on the identification of suicidal tendencies among junior college students in selected colleges of Aurangabad city." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 7.3 (2021). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Background: Suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescent worldwide. There has been an increase in the rates of suicide in India over the years mostly adolescent, and youth are now the group at highest risk in one-third of the developed and developing countries. Suicide is preventable. Youth who are contemplating suicide frequently give warning signs of their distress. Parents, teachers, and friends are in a key position to pick up on these signs and get help. Most important is to never take these warning signs lightly or promise to keep them secret. Aim: The current study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of teachers on identification of suicidal tendencies among junior college students. Methods: A pre-experimental study consisting of 100 samples from Junior College Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. The questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and rating scale was used to assess the attitude of samples before and after administration of structured teaching program. Result: The maximum no. of samples knowledge score was (59%) in moderate level, the average no. of samples (35%) were in Inadequate and minimum no. of samples (6%) were in Adequate in Pre-test and in Post-test, the maximum no. of samples (53%) were in moderate, average no. of samples (36%) were in Adequate and minimum no. of samples (11%) were in Inadequate. The maximum no. of samples attitude was (78%) having positive attitude and minimum no. of samples (22%) were having negative attitude in pre-test. In post-test, the maximum no. of samples (84%) were having positive attitude and minimum no. of samples (16%) were having negative attitude. Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that teachers had moderate level of knowledge and positive attitude towards junior college student suicide.