A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Consequences of Early and Late Marriage Among Higher Secondary Students of M.R.D. Government Higher Senior Secondary School, Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge regarding consequences of early and late marriage among higher secondary students of M.R.D. Govt. Higher Senior Secondary School Dhamtari (C.G.) Objective: Objective of the study is to assess knowledge regarding consequences of early and late marriage among higher secondary students. To find out the association between knowledge score regarding consequences of early and late marriage among higher secondary students with their socio demographic variables. Research Methodology: The study was conducted for 60 higher secondary students of M.R.D. Govt. Higher Senior Secondary School Dhamtari (C.G.). A descriptive quantitative research approach is used with non-experimental research design, sample selection was done by non-probability convenient sampling technique method, the knowledge was assess by administering self-structure questionnaire. The accessible population consists of the total number of people who meet the designated set of criteria, 60 students of class 12th M.R.D. Govt. Higher Senior Secondary School Dhamtari are the sample. The reliability of the tool was determined by using split-half method & reliability was found to be r= 0.92. Result: result of the study reveals that in Area wise analysis Area-1 self-structure questionnaire related to knowledge regarding health and marriage is analysed offer the respectively. In test mean 4.65, mean percentage 46.5% and standard deviations is 1.30. In Area-2 self-structure questionnaire related to general knowledge regarding consequences of early and late marriage is analysis after the test respectively. In test mean 7.01, mean percentage, standard deviations 1.78. So, the difference in mean percentage is 53.9 %. In Area-3: self-structured questionnaire related to knowledge regarding prevention from consequences of early and late marriage is analysis the test respectively. In test mean 4.55, mean percentage 65% and standard deviations 1.23. In overall analysis of mean, mean percentage and standard deviations on attitude regarding consequences of early and late marriage reveals that 1(1%) students are having poor scoring criteria, 92 (92%) students are having average scoring criteria and 7 (7%) students are having good scoring criteria.