Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: April | Volume: 6 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 127-131
Impact of ‘Poster Presentation’ as a Means of Communication, in Terms of Knowledge & Attitude In School Students In Health Campaign (Snake Bite Awareness Programme)
Dr. Anjali Sunildatta Jog1, Mrs. Manjiri M. Desai2
1Assistant Lecturer, Dept. Of FMT, D.Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
2D.Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Anjali Sunildatta Jog
ABSTRACT
Introduction- Poster presentations are common form of presenting health information in community. It is an effective means of communication for knowledge transfer. They help in changing attitude & behaviour.
Aim & objectives– To study the effect of poster presentation as a means of communication, in terms of knowledge & change in attitude of school students in health campaign about ‘Snakebite Awareness Programme’.
Materials & Methods – A Health Campaign of ‘Snake-bite Awareness’ through Poster Presentation was conducted by Dept. of FMT, D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur. Awareness Programme was done in Marathi medium High School in Kolhapur, Maharashtra in the month of September 2018&January 2019. The paper posters were prepared in vernacular language of students. Pre-test & Post-test questionnaire was given to students & collected after solving it. Feed-back was taken.
Results- Total no. of students participated in campaign were 91. Wilcoxon Signed Rank Sum Test for paired data was applied. P value was (<0.0001), which is highly significant.
Conclusion- Present study shows that poster presentation in Health Campaign like ‘snake bite awareness’ is useful in knowledge transfer, change in attitude of school students. Poster presentation is an effective tool for health promotion at local & National Level.
Key words: Poster presentation, Communication, Knowledge, Attitude, Health campaign
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