WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Rishabh Upadhyay*, Suthar Mitalben, Ven Balram, Pandya Arati, Revad Vizeel, Chaudhary Pareshkumar, Chaudhary Urmilaben, Chaudhary Vishva, Suthar Hiteshbhai, Solanki Ishaniben, Bochiya Sharmisthaben

ABSTRACT

Background: Life is a precious gift by God and it should be handled with care. Nursing profession is one of the main professions responsible to care the life of people by providing preventive, curative, promotive, restorative, and rehabilitative care. Accidents are the largest single cause of mortality and disability in children’s. In today’s high-tech world, there are dangers for children’s everywhere, on roads, at home, at school and on play grounds. Boys tend to have more accidents than girls because they are more daring. India has one of the highest road traffic accidents in the world. Methods: this study included the Quantitative research approach, pre-experimental one group pre–test post-test research design. 80 adolescents were selected by using Non-probability Convenient Sampling technique. On first day pre- test was done by using the Self-administered questionnaire, Explain about prevention of road traffic accidents. On 7th day post-test was done by using Self-administered questionnaire, to check the effect of Information Booklet on knowledge regarding prevention of road traffic accidents among adolescents. The data obtained were analyzed and interpreted by using both descriptive and inferential statistical in terms of frequency, percentage, and chi-square. Results: The knowledge regarding prevention of road traffic accidents among adolescents was assessed. the ‘z’ value 14.22 is significantly higher than the table value 1.96 at 0.05 level significance. This indicates that there was a difference in the pre-test and post-test knowledge score of respondents and the Information Booklet is effective in improving the knowledge score of adolescents, hence the H1 hypothesis was proved and accepted. There is an association between pre- test knowledge score with selected Socio- demographic variables; hence the research hypothesis (H2) is accepted. Conclusion: This study concludes that there is improvement in the level of knowledge adolescents which indicate that the Information Booklet is effective. The demographic variables of adolescents significantly associated with the pre- test knowledge score. The development of Information Booklet will help the adolescents to enhance their knowledge.