Effectiveness of socio drama on knowledge of selected aspects of first aid

HN, Ravindra; Parmar, Jayesh; Christian, Kevin

Abstract

Abstract: Background of the study: First aid is the immediate care given to a victim of injury or illness while awaiting for medical aid. Increased mechanization has resulted in increased disability & occurrence of injuries. Minor injuries become severe if they left untreated, the application of first aid is helpful in saving the life of the victim & prevent further injuries in such emergency situations. The knowledge of first regarding selected aspects of injury may be helpful, strengthening & helpful to a person of young age. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of socio drama on knowledge of students regarding selected aspect of first aid.
Material and method: A quantitative research approach & pre-experimental one group pre-test post test research design was used for this study. 60 students were selected by using simple random sampling technique (lottery method). Data was collected through structured questionnaire. Socio drama was presented before the students after the pre test as intervention. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The findings of the study revealed that mean post test 22.55 was higher than mean pre test 10.71. The ‘t’ value 57.808 was observed at 0.05 level & the P value =0.00 which is <0.05 shows that there is increase in the post-test level of knowledge. Among all socio demographic variables, the obtained Chi square value for age 3.1 was significant associated with post test knowledge score, which was greater than the table of x2 at 0.05 level of significance. Remaining demographic variables gender, type of family & source available for information on first aid not associated with post test knowledge score. Conclusion: The study finding revealed that socio drama was effective in improving knowledge of the students.

Citation

HN, R., Parmar, J., & Christian, K. (2018). Effectiveness of socio drama on knowledge of selected aspects of first aid. International journal for innovative research in multidisciplinary field, 4(6), 24-31

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jun 30, 2018
• Publication Date: Jun 30, 2018
• Deposit Date: Feb 15, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 15, 2024
• Journal: International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary field
• Print ISSN: 2455-0620
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 24-31
• Keywords: Knowledge; Students; School; Selected aspects of first aid; Minor injuries
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