International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) ISSN (Online): 2319-7064 Index Copernicus Value (2013): 6.14 | Impact Factor (2013): 4.438 Volume 4 Issue 5, May 2015 www.ijsr.net Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY Effect of Animated Presentation in Knowledge on Personal Hygiene among Children at Government Primary School, Thiruvellore Dr. M. A. Sahbanathul Missiriya Associate Professor, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha University, Thandalam, Chennai-602105, India Abstract: Majority of the health problems affecting school age children are preventable by the promotion of hygiene practices through proper health education. UNICEF (2013) reported that survey among school children in India revealed that about half of the ailments are related to lack of personal hygiene. Totally 100 children (50 were intervention group and 50 were control group) from primary schools in Tiruvellore district were selected randomly. They were assessed for the evaluating the effect of animated presentation on personal hygiene. 27(54%) of them in the experimental group and 25 (50%) of them in the control group were 8 years of age. The paired‘t’ test knowledge score in experimental group the pretest value was 24.203, in control group was 5.408,both were statistically significant at the level of P<0.001.There was no significant association between knowledge level and the selected demographic variables in experimental and control group at the level of P<0.05. Keywords: Personal Hygiene, Animation, Children, Primary school, Knowledge 1. Introduction Childhood is the foundation of manhood.Personal hygiene is the basic concept of cleaning, grooming and caring for our bodies and it includes practices that lead to cleanliness, health preservation and good personal appearance.Majority of the health problems affecting school age children are preventable by the promotion of hygiene practices through proper health education. UNICEF (2013) reported that survey among school children in India revealed that about half of the ailments are related to lack of personal hygiene. Also, it is generally recognized that childhood is the best time for children to learn hygiene behaviours. Lack of hygiene practices and inadequate sanitary conditions play major roles in the increased burden of communicable diseases within developing countries.Census of India (2010) in Maharashtra revealed that in India, one child dies every 17 seconds due to easily preventable causes. UNICEF (2008) reported that India is the second most populous country in the world with a population of 1.03 billion. Among them 400 million were children who aged one year to 18 years. Food Safety Association of India (2009) estimated that around 5.5 million people are affected with food borne diseases due to unhygienic food handling. National Health Survey (2009) reported that every year, more than 164 million absentees due to illness in schools which was caused by improper hygiene. Childhood is the best time to learn about hygiene and sanitation. In today's society, children are exposed to media from a very young age. Teaching with colorful pictures of the topic to be covered will catch their attention soon. Hence the researcher felt to assess the effect of animated presentation on personal hygiene among children. 2. Objectives The following objectives were made based on the study. They are 1) Assess the level of knowledge on personal hygiene among children in both the experimental and the control group. 2) Assess the effectiveness of computerized presentation on knowledge on personal hygiene in the experimental group. 3) Associate the pre test and post test level of knowledge on personal hygiene with the selected demographic variables. 3. Methods The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of animated presentation on knowledge on personal hygiene among primary school children. Research Design: Quasi experimental design was used in this study to assess the effectiveness of animated presentation on knowledge on personal hygiene among primary school children. Setting: The study was conducted at Government Primary School at Chettipedu village and Kuthambakkam Village. Children studying in fourth and fifth standards at Kuthambakkam Government Primary School were the experimental group, children studying fourth and fifth standards in Chettipedu Primary Government School were the control group. Population: All the fourth and fifth standards children studying in primary schools were the target population. Sample: From the selected Government Primary Schoolsin Tiruvellore, the children who were studying fourth and fifth standards were selected as the sample of the study. Paper ID: SUB154112 529