Abstract

Background: The risk of toxic chemical inhalation is longer in second hand smokers than active smokers, degree students enjoy friends circle and are into most adventurous which make them susceptible to high risk of exposure to toxic smoke of smoking. There is increased need to make degree students vulnerable group to be aware of toxic effects of smoke reaching their lungs passively, hence the awareness of second hand smoking and its health hazards, prevention is the prime aim of the present study by improvising the knowledge of adolescents. Methodology: A evaluator approach using one group pre-test post-test design used for 100 degree students were selected by probability random sampling technique at selected degree colleges of Dharwad, structured knowledge questionnaire had content validity index of 0.87 and reliability of 0.90 having 30 questions was used. The pre-test assessed the knowledge of degree students on second hand smoking structured questionnaire, planned teaching programme was given, after seven days teaching program post-test collected the scores of degree students, the collected data was analysed for the objectives of the study. Results: The present study found that mean pre-test knowledge were less than mean posttest knowledge score and Mean% enhancement in knowledge was 44.36%. The study revealed the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge score at 38.45 for 99 degrees of freedom with p<0.001. The percentage of knowledge level improved to adequate knowledge on health hazards of second hand smoke to degree students. Conclusion: The present study found that, the planned teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge, concluded that the planned teaching programme can bring a significant awareness among population and recommended that more research evidenced based studies have to be conducted to bring awareness about second hand smoking among large group high risk groups like mother of passive smokers, couples living with smokers.

Keywords

Second hand smoking, degree students, planned teaching program, knowledge