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@article{192524,
        author = {Mr. Avinash Dhameriya and Ms. Teajswini Jadhav and Ms. Shasheekala Uikey},
        title = {EFFECT OF STRUCTURE TEACHING PROGRAMME (STP) ON AWARENESS REGARDING ILL EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING AND ITS PREVENTION AMONG ADOLESCENTS OF SELECTED COLLEGE OF MAHARASHTRA.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {9},
        pages = {1708-1713},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=192524},
        abstract = {This study was based on quantitative approach. The research design used in this study was pre-experimental one group pretest and posttest research design with the objective of assessing the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on awareness regarding ill effects of cigarette smoking and its prevention among Adolescents Boys and also determine association between the knowledge of people with the selected demographic variables. A pre- experimental with one group prêt-test post-test design was used. Self-administered questionnaire was used among 60 Adolescents Boys before and after an intervention. After a pre-test, the structure teaching programme was used. However, after one week, the post test was conducted among Adolescents Boys to assess the effect of Structure teaching programme on ill effects of cigarette smoking. From the findings, it was observed that the pre-intervention demographic variables of Adolescents Boys were more or less similar revealing common characteristics. Further, it was observed that the percentages of awareness (33.33%) on ill effects of cigarette smoking and its prevention among Adolescents Boys were more or less similar before intervention. However, after an intervention, the percentage of awareness on ill effects of cigarette smoking and its prevention was significantly increased from 33.33% to 48.33%. There was a significant difference (p0.05) was found between awareness on selected organ donation and age, gender, years of experience, qualification (higher education), designation. Findings of the study revealed that the structure teaching programme on ill effects of cigarette smoking and its prevention’s a method was effective among Adolescents Boys of selected college of Maharashtra},
        keywords = {},
        month = {February},
        }