ABSTRACT:
Raising the level of health among people and communities is the goal of health care providers. Promotion of health programme include various determinants such as physical, mental, social and spiritual health. In the present study a pre-experimental design and pre-test and post-test design was used to find out the effectiveness of Health Promotion Programme. Total 300 subjects were selected by purposive sampling technique. Health Promotion Programme developed by the investigator was implemented after 7 days posttest was conducted. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used for data analysis. The results revealed that more than half of the subjects 16(54%) were in the age group of 11-12 years and majority of the subjects i.e, 174(58%) were male. Pre- test knowledge score of the subjects (13.20±4.031) and post - test knowledge score of the subjects (20.29±1.961) was observed. Hence, the knowledge score significantly increased following the implementation of the “Health Promotion Programme”. The findings also revealed that there was no significant association between socio-demographic variables and effectiveness of health promotion programme.
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Nitika Thakur. Assess the Effectiveness of “Health Promotion Programme” in Terms of Knowledge of Health Promoting Behaviour among Children (7-12yrs.) Studying in selected schools of Kurali, Punjab. A and V Pub Journal of Nursing and Medical Research. 2026;5(2):73-9. doi: 10.52711/jnmr.2026.15
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Nitika Thakur. Assess the Effectiveness of “Health Promotion Programme” in Terms of Knowledge of Health Promoting Behaviour among Children (7-12yrs.) Studying in selected schools of Kurali, Punjab. A and V Pub Journal of Nursing and Medical Research. 2026;5(2):73-9. doi: 10.52711/jnmr.2026.15 Available on: https://jnmronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-5-2-4
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