“Effectiveness of Snake and Ladder Game on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Healthy Habits among School Going Children in Selected Schools.”

Abstract

Introduction and Background: Healthy habits physical health play pivotal role, according to CDC recommended physical health habits for school going children are aerobic, muscle strengthening and bone strengthening. Physical health habits help to prevent many diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis and obesity. Physical inactivity leads to many consequences like energy imbalance, increase risk for cardiovascular diseases and increased risk for cancers.
Objectives: 1) To assess the knowledge regarding healthy habits among school going children before and after interventions 2. To assess the practice regarding healthy habits among school going children before and after interventions 3. To evaluate the effectiveness of snake and ladder game on knowledge and practice regarding healthy habits among school going children. 4. To assess the relation between knowledge and practice of healthy habits among school going children 5. To find the association between selected demographic variables and pretest level of knowledge scores on healthy habits among school going children. 6. To find the association between selected demographic variables and pretest level of practice scores on healthy habits among school going children.
Methodology: The research methodology adopted for the study was quantitative research approach. The investigator used pre-experimental one group pretest post-test design. The setting for the study was selected schools of Pune city. Accessible population selected for this study consisted, school going children from 10 to 12 years of age in selected schools and who are available during the course of the study. Sample size was 100 school going children aged from 10 to 12 years with Simple random sampling technique then sampling as per the inclusion criteria from the selected schools.
Results: The pre-test mean score is 8.41 along with 1.96 SD. In post-test mean score is 11.1 mean score along with 1.14 SD. DF is 99, t value is 12.88 and p value is 0.00001 which shows a strong significant effectiveness of snake and ladder XI game on knowledge regarding healthy habits in school going children, the pre-test mean score was 24.89 along with 3.47 SD. In posttest mean score was 26.30 along with 2.00 SD. DF was 99, t value 4.49 with 0.00002 P value which shows a strong significant effectiveness of snake and ladder game on practices regarding healthy habits in school going children.
Discussion and Conclusion: The findings of the present study indicate that the school going children had adequate knowledge regarding knowledge and practice on healthy habits. The study found that school going children have a good knowledge of healthy habits, but their practice of these habits is not always consistent. Overall, the study provides valuable insights into the knowledge and practice of healthy habits in school going children.