EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME (STP) ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ACNE VULGARIS AND ITS PREVENTION AMONG ADOLESCENTS

Acne is a prevalent skin condition caused by overactive sebaceous glands that release excessive amounts of oil into the skin, clogging pores and causing breakouts of lesions known as pimples.One of the most prevalent dermatological conditions, acne vulgaris affects roughly 9.4% of people worldwide and 72.3% of people in India. METHODOLOGY:A pre-experimental, one group pre-test post-test design was used, consisted 75 participants, selected by probability simple random (Lottery method) sampling technique.On the 1st day of data collection, pretest was taken by tool that is sociodemographic variables, Performa scale and structured knowledge questionnaire on acne vulgaris & its prevention with the help of power point presentation was taught.After the data collection followed 7days no intervention was provided and at 8th day of post-test data collection was conduct by using same tool.