A Study to Assess the Impact of Role Play on Excessive Mobile Use and Its Ill Effects among Parents of School-Going Children in Selected Primary Schools at Karad Taluka, Maharashtra
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Impact, Role play, Excess use of Smartphone, Ill effect, school going childrenAbstract
Introduction: A major source of sedentary behavior in children’s is excess use of Smartphone, results ill effect on health of children. Study conducted with aim was to increase awareness among parents related to ill effects of excess use of mobile on the health of the school going children.
Objectives: The study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge of parents about excess use of mobile before and after role play and Determine the relationship between socio-demographic factors and the baseline knowledge of parents with school-going children.
Methodology: A pre experimental research study approach and one group pre-test and post-test design was practiced to evaluate the effect of role play on knowledge about the excess use of mobile and its ill effect among 70 parents of school going children. Samples selected by convenient sampling technique. A self-structured questionnaire was prepared to assess knowledge and awareness among parents prior and later role play.
Results: Study findings suggests that, there was significant improvement in knowledge score and awareness score of parents , in pre test mean score of knowledge was 4.98 and in post test 6.58 (<0.0001) and in pre test mean score of awareness was 3.7 and in post test 7.24 (<0.0001). There was no significant association showed between demographic variables and pre-test score of knowledge except source of information and the average time spend on the smart phone by the children.
Conclusion: The research study drawn the inference that the impact of role play on excessive use of mobile and its ill effects was an effective method for enhance knowledge and awareness among parents of school going children.
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