Effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge and practice regarding physical education rather than use of electronic devices to reduce obesity and related health problems in children among Parentsin selected area of Vijayapur

Background: Physical activity offers a broad range of benefits including the prevention of obesity, improved self confidence, and an overall sense of well being physical education programs within the school setting can set the stage for how children view physical fitness, activity level structure health. Methodology: A quantitative approach with pre experimental pretest post test design was adopted for the study. The samples from the selected areas of Vijayapura were selected using purposive sampling technique. The sample consisted of 60 parents of children. The tools used for data collection was structured knowledge questionnaire and practice scale. Results: The pre-test assessment revealed that the majority of respondents (36 individuals, 60%) had an average level of knowledge, while 13 respondents (21.7%) had poor knowledge and 11 respondents (18.3%) demonstrated good knowledge. In the post-test, most respondents (34 individuals, 56.7%) exhibited good knowledge, followed by 25 respondents (41.7%) with average knowledge, and only 1 respondent (1.7%) with poor knowledge. Regarding practice levels, the pre-test results showed that 26 respondents (43.3%) had an average level of practice, 25 respondents (41.7%) had poor practice, and 9 respondents (15%) demonstrated good practice. Post-test results indicated a significant improvement, with 43 respondents (71.7%) achieving an average level of practice, 12 respondents (20%) demonstrating good practice, and 5 respondents (8.3%) remaining in the poor practice category. The paired t-test analysis revealed a statistically significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores at a 5% significance level (P < 0.05), with a paired t-value of 13.80 for knowledge and 10.14 for practice. These findings confirm the positive impact of the planned teaching program in enhancing both knowledge and practice levels among participants. Conclusion: Since a very few studies have been conducted regarding this topic in India, so the nurse researcher can take further studies on the same topic.