IT IS A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
AIM To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of Dinacharya among high school students in and around Belagavi
SAMPLE SIZE 400
STUDY PERIOD 18 MONTHS
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA The assessment will be made on the basis of Standard Questionnaire Dinacharya regimen will be assessed in terms of KAP score and obtained data will be put for statistical analysis The questionnaire comprises of two sections. Section 1 has six questions related to demographic data Section 2 has 20 questions related to knowledge, 8 questions related to attitude and 24 questions related to practice of Dinacharya regimen The Knowledge Attitude and Practice score will be assessed by giving one mark for each correct answer and zero mark for each incorrect answer Knowledge score ranged from 0 to 20 Attitude score range from 0 to 8 Practice score range from 0 to 24 Knowledge score ranges from 0 to 20 Out of 20 questions if a student responds less than 10 (below 50%) correct answers then it is considered as Poor Knowledge 11-15 (50-75%) correct answers then it is Moderate knowledge 15 (75%) correct answers then it is Good knowledge Attitude score ranges from 0 to 8 Out of 8 questions if a student responds less than 4 (below 50%) correct answers then it is considered as Poor level of Attitude towards Dinacharya practice 5-6 (50-75%) correct answers then it is considered Intermediate level of Attitude towards Dinacharya practice less than 6 (75%) correct answers then it is considered as high level of Attitude towards Dinacharya practice Practice score ranges from 0 to 24 Out of 24 questions if a student responds 12 (<50%) correct answers then it is considered as Poor practice of Dinacharya 13-18 (50-75%) correct answers then it is considered Moderate practice of Dinacharya above than 18 (75%) correct answers then it is considered as Good practice of Dinacharya.
METHODOLOGY CRF containing Questionnaire on Dinacharya, Informed Consent Form (ICF) & Patient (participants) Information Sheet (PIS), will be prepared priorly. High Schools in and around Belagavi will be selected Randomly or by Lottery method. Consent from Head Masters of the schools will be taken. Students from each school will be randomly selected and assent form will be collected from students. After getting assent, students will be involved in the study and survey will be done by providing a paper with questionnaire on Dinacharya.
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