A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Teen Empowerment on Reproductive Wellness Among Late Adolescent Girls in Selected College, Bhilai, Durg, Chhattisgarh

Abstract

In the present study, true experimental research design is used to achieve the stated objectives. The study was based on the conceptual framework of modified pender’s health promotion model (1984). A quantitative research approach is used and pilot study was conducted to confirm the feasibility of the study. For main study simple random sampling technique was used on 60 samples of (30) control group and (30) experimental group at selected college bhilai (Chhattishgarh). The tool used for data collection consist of socio demographic variables and self-structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and practice on reproductive wellness among late adolescent girls in selected college, bhilai, durg, (Chhattishgarh). Data was analyzed using descriptive inferential statistics. The finding of the study revealed that teen empowerment had improved the knowledge and practice regarding reproductive wellness with paired t test, p<0.001. There is statistically significant in knowledge and practice level regarding reproductive wellness shows effectiveness of teen empowerment programme. And the finding of the study association revealed that there was significant association of knowledge regarding type of family with sociodemographic variable that x² value 10.98 was greater than the table value 5.99 level at significance respectively, Hence hypothesis H₃ was accepted related to variable i.e., type of family significant at the level of P<0.05 whereas hypothesis H₃ was rejected regarding sociodemographic variable i.e., age of student, education institute, religion, mother’s education, father’s education, living area, previous knowledge about reproductive health, if yes mentioned, and economic status, as the chi square value i.e., 0.56, 2.29, 1.53, 3.84, 2.74, 1.09, 0.10, 0.73, 0.47. The level of P>0.05 was non-significant respectively.