Effectiveness of instructional teaching package on knowledge regarding first aid and safety measures among school children

: Henry Sigerist, the medical historian, stated that “the people’s health ought to be concern of people themselves. They must struggle for it and plan it. The war against disease cannot fought by physicians alone. It is in which entire population mobilized permanently. This school-based interventional study was conducted Radharani Siksha Mandir High School located Paltagarh, Singur Block Hooghly district, West Bengal, among students Class VI VII on February–March. middle school were chosen keeping view their mid-adolescent age makes them prone injuries accidents. All 6th standard 7th eligible participate. Although educational intervention imparted all those present day intervention, post knowledge assessed only whose pre score available. Out 230 students, 60% belonged rest half who participated girls (53.5%). mean participants 12.5 ± 0.73 years. Background data revealed majority parents educated up tenth (48.7% fathers 37.8% mothers); father 25.2% farmers, 24.7% daily laborers, 18.6% doing business, 26.5% skilled 5.0% service while mothers homemakers. had heard term “first aid” out them, 14 (6 8 boys) reported any past practical experience administering first aid. Among about aid, TV/radio major source information (38.7%), followed (24.3%), teachers (17.4%), friends (11.7%), relatives (4.8%). 36.5% answered there a chapter aid science book either denied (54.3%) or could not even remember (9.2%) such chapter. However, unanimously agreed taught as part syllabus. name similar findings Priyangika Hettiarachhi Sri Lanka Dasgupta et al. her merely (15.2%) subjects knew correct definition aid.”