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Community Thinking and Acting: An Evaluation of Effectiveness of Health Talks, Health Exhibitions, Role Plays and Puppet Shows

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  • BABY GOYAL

    (F N Training college of Nursing, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India)

  • RAM CHANDRA GOYAL

    (J N medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Deemed University, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India)

Abstract

Attitudinal changes are necessary to achieve lasting changes in health behaviours. Health campaigns are organised to disseminate a clear message by achieving appropriate levels of exposure among target audience. There are many methods for acquiring new knowledge and reinforcing existing one and way of communicating new information. It is believed that Role plays & Puppet shows are better than Health Talk & exhibition. To compare effectiveness of health promotion methods on breast feeding issues among late adolescent girls. This interventional study was conducted in four wards of a small town with population of 12,000 from Jan. 2011 to March 2011. A total of 300 adolescent girls aged 15-19 years, 75 each from each ward were selected and only one of four methods of health promotion (health talks, health exhibition, role plays, and puppet shows) was introduced to each group. Knowledge of all participants was assessed before and after health promotion intervention for correct position, attachment and effective suckling during child breastfeeding practiced by mothers using modified WHO Breast-feed observation form by a team of trained nurses. Grading of positioning, attachment and suckling was done according to Score of various characteristics. Before the intervention, for all participants, the score regarding child breastfeeding practices ranged between 0-4 for correct position, 0-2 for attachment and zero for effective suckling. Participants were interviewed two weeks after intervention. The score for role play was highest i.e. above 4 for correct position, 2 for attachment and 1-2 for effective suckling followed by puppet show, health exhibition and health talk. The findings suggest that Role play & puppet shows are effective means of acquiring new and reinforcing existing knowledge and communicating new information.

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  • Baby Goyal & Ram Chandra Goyal, 2015. "Community Thinking and Acting: An Evaluation of Effectiveness of Health Talks, Health Exhibitions, Role Plays and Puppet Shows," International Journal of Health and Medical Sciences, Mohammad A. H. Khan, vol. 1(3), pages 65-69.
    • Handle: RePEc:apa:ijhmss:2015:p:65-69
    DOI: 10.20469/ijhms.30004-3
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    1. Blank, Steven C., 1985. "Effectiveness Of Role Playing, Case Studies, And Simulation Games In Teaching Agricultural Economics," Western Journal of Agricultural Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 10(1), pages 1-8, July.
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