A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Immune Boosting Diet Among Adolescent in Selected School of Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Nutrition is an input and foundation for the health and development, nutrition strengthens the immune system. The immune system protects the body from infection. A person with a weak immune system may be more prone for frequent infection. Nutrition status is the result of the complex intersection between the food we eat our overall state of health and environment in which we live short, food health and caring the pillar of well-being Adequate nutrition, a fundamental of any individual health is especially critical for Adolescent population because adolescent it is a period of moving from the immature childhood into the maturity of adulthood. It is a period of rapid revolutionary changes in the individual's physical, mental, moral, spiritual, sex and social outlook. A strong immune system helps to keep a person healthy. The immune system’s demands for energy and nutrients can be met from exogenous sources i.e., the diet, or if dietary sources are inadequate, from endogenous sources such as body stores. Some micronutrients and dietary components have very specific roles in the development and maintenance of an effective immune system throughout the life course or in reducing chronic inflammation. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding immune boosting diet among adolescent in selected school of Jagdalpur (C.G.) Setting and Design: A quantitative research approach with pre-experimental research design was adopted for this study. The study focused on 60 adolescent students at Swami Vivekananda Government Excellence school Jagdalpur (C.G.) Material and Method: The research approach used for this study was quantitative approach. The research design was pre-experimental, one group pre-test post-test design. 60 students were selected for this study by using non-probability convenient Sampling technique. Data was collected with the help of Self- Structured Knowledge questionnaire. Results: Knowledge regarding immune boosting diet among adolescent students were analyzed using frequency and percentage. It is seen that out of and practice score there is moderately positive correlation. In pre-test among 60 student’s majority 51 (85%) had average knowledge score, 9 (15%) had poor knowledge score and none of the students had good knowledge score regarding immune boosting diet. However, in post- test knowledge score was increase majority 38 (63.33%) had average knowledge score, 22 (36.66%) had good knowledge regarding immune boosting diet. The effectiveness of structured teaching programme on level of knowledge regarding immune boosting diet in which pre-test mean is 13.16 and mean post-test mean is 19.75. The standard deviation of pre-test is 2.25 and post-test is 4.72. It indicates that there is significant gain in knowledge score in post-test after the administration of structured teaching programme. Since the calculated “t” value is 9.76 is greater than the table value 1.96at P< 0.05 level of significance. The data significant that the calculated score is greater than table value was found to be significant at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: The study conducted that the structured teaching programme regarding Immune boosting diet was effect in increasing the knowledge of adolescent students at Swami Vivekananda Government Excellence school Jagdalpur (C.G.).