A Comparative Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Recorded Instruction and Pamphlet Regarding Prevention of Swine Flu among High School Children, in Selected Schools of Belgaum City

"A comparative study to assess the effectiveness of video recorded instruction and pamphlet regarding prevention of swine flu among High school children, in selected schools of Belgaum city." The school children are at risk of getting infection, because of their closeness in the group at the same time. The school environment offers a great opportunity to educate school children, since school children are available at a large group at given particular time and place. Looking at the gravity of the situation created by H1N1 and the pace at which it is spreading in a country there is an urgent need to improve people's understanding about H1N1 flu by developing effective, interesting and easily accessible educational material regarding cause, spread and prevention of swine flu to ensure that the spread is arrested. Since the most effective prevention program involves educating the population at risk, motivating the population to protect themselves and changing individual's behavior. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of school children on cause, spread and prevention of Swine flu; to evaluate the effectiveness of video recorded instruction and pamphlet on cause, spread and prevention of swine flu, to compare the results of video recoded instruction and pamphlet. The study was conducted using one group pretestposttest design. The study was conducted on a sample of 100 subjects, 50 each for one group, using systematic random sampling technique. . Data collection was done through structured questionnaire. Data obtained were tabulated and analyses in terms of objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study revealed that pamphlet administration was effective to enhance the knowledge of subjects on the cause, spread and prevention of swine flu as compare to video recorded instruction