Assess the Effectiveness of Booklet Package on Knowledge and Attitude regarding Malaria Control and Prevention among Adolscents of selected Schools of Agroha, Hisar

Introduction: Health is the secret of every happy man. It helps people live well, work well and enjoy them in the word. Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely an absence of disease (WHO). Health is considered as the most important component of the level of living because its impairment always means impairment of the level of living.1 Malaria infects millions of people in India today, despite decades of efforts to control it. National Malaria control programme (NMEP) was launched in 1953.The NMCP was in operation for 5 years. It was highly successful in that an estimated 80% reduction in malaria problem in 1958. Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of booklet package on knowledge & attitude regarding malaria control and prevention among adolescent of selected school of Agroha, Hisar. Material And Method: A quantitative research approach, quasi experimental in which post test only control group design without randomization was used to conduct this research. A sample of 90 adolscent as subject (45 experimental group & 45 control group). Under this research consective method were used. Results: In this research results depicted that mean knowledge score is 12.3 in experimental group whereas in control group mean knowledge score is 5.4. On statstical bases, using unpaired ‘t’ test the calculated value is 7.94 higher than table value at 0.05 level if significnace. The mean knowledge score found to be statistically significant difference in mean knowledge score between experimental and control group. Conclusion: The research concluded reveals that the students in experimental group gain knowledge (46.6%) after booklet package programme. The chi square test was highly significantly that increase knowledge on prevention and control of malaria.