A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNALS AMONG MIDDLE ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED JUNIOR COLLEGES OF URBAN AREAS

Author Name: 1. Sunita Mirpagare

Volume/Issue: 05/05

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/10.2024-86365842/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Lecturer, Godavari college of Nursing Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.

ABSTRACT

Comparative study to assess the knowledge regarding the road traffic signals. To evaluate the knowledge based on the road traffic signals among the male and female middle adolescents in selected junior colleges, a group pre-test design was chosen for the present study and it conducted in selected junior colleges of urban areas 100 samples were selected for the study (50 male, 50 Female). For the knowledge assessment structure and pictorial questionnaires were used. After the pre-test investigator gave the knowledge on the road traffic signals to the male and female middle adolescents, with using same knowledge questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge regarding the road traffic signals. Analysis of data showed that there is significant difference between pre-test knowledge as well as compare the knowledge of male and female middle adolescents of the structured and pictorial questionnaires. Finding: - The comparisons of the pre-test means of the knowledge of males were done by the paired t test. The pre-test average score was 5.94 with standard deviation of 0.95. The post-test average score was 7.36 with standard deviation of 0.56. The test statistics value of the paired t test was 10.57 with p value 0.00. The comparisons of the pre-test and post-test means of the knowledge of females were done by the paired t test. The pre-test average score was 6.04 with standard deviation of 0.72. The post-test average score was 7.40 with standard deviation of 0.6. The test statistics value of the paired t test was 11.99 with p value 0.00. The comparisons of the post-test means of the knowledge of males and females were done by the unpaired t test. The post-test average score for males was 7.36 with standard deviation of 0.56. The post-test average score of females was 7.40 with standard deviation of 0.6. The test statistics value of the unpaired t test was 0.34 with p value 0.73.

Key words: Road Traffic Signals, Knowledge, Assessment, Middle Adolescents, Junior Colleges, Urban Areas