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@article{210614,
        author = {Dhanya George and Pro.Suja C.Mathew and Sreeja Devassy},
        title = {“A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding POCSO Act Among Healthcare Professionals in Selected Hospital, Bengaluru.”},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {6},
        pages = {1505-1510},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=210614},
        abstract = {A child is priceless to the entire globe in addition to his parents, family, community, and country. The child is the cornerstone of the country's prosperity and the nation's greatest human resource, and their well-being health, education, safety, happiness, and access to opportunities is a barometer of the socioeconomic progress of the nation. Children are vulnerable and need love, care, shelter, and protection from their caretakers for appropriate growth and development. Abuses against these tenders being often blight their childhood, leading to inability in reaching their full potential—both physically and mentally. The POCSO Act, which was introduced in 2012 in response to an increase in crimes against children. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) legislation was passed by the Union Cabinet on April 21, 2018, in response to a spate of horrible child rape. The Act has significantly helped to address the child sexual abuse (CSA) issue in India.  POCSO Act not only spells out the punishments for offences, but also set out a system for support of victims and improved methods for catching offenders. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness structured teaching knowledge and attitude regarding POCSO Act among health care professionals in selected hospital in Bengaluru.},
        keywords = {Structured teaching programme, knowledge, attitude, POCSO Act, health care professionals.},
        month = {November},
        }