A Study to Assess the Knowledge and Practice on Road Safety among the Primary School Children at Selected Primary Schools of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu

A study to assess the knowledge and practice on road safety among the primary school children at selected primary schools of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Nursing, Christian College of Nursing, Neyyoor, which is affiliated to Dr. M.G.R. University, Chennai. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the knowledge regarding road safety among primary school children. 2. To assess the practice regarding road safety among primary school children. 3. To find the correlation between knowledge and practice regarding road safety among primary school children. 4. To find out the association between knowledge and selected demographic variables such as age, sex, education of father, education of mother, type of family, residence of children and media of information. 5. To find out the association between practice and selected demographic variables such as age, sex, education of father, education of mother, type of family, residence of children and media of information. HYPOTHESES: All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. ❖ There will be a significant relationship between knowledge of primary school children and selected demographic variable. ❖ There will be a significant association between practice of primary school children and selected demographic variable. The study was conducted in schools. The approach was quantitative approach and design was descriptive design. 100 samples were selected by using convenience sampling technique on the basis of inclusion criteria. The knowledge of students was assessed by multiple choice question and the practice was assessed by check list. The data obtained were analyzed in terms of both descriptive and inferential statistics. SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS: 1. Regarding the knowledge score of primary school children 63% of children had moderately adequate knowledge on road safety. The mean knowledge of primary school children was 12.2 ± 2.6. 2. Regarding practice score of primary school children 49% of children had adequate practice on road safety. The mean value for practice level was 10.4 ± 2.7. 3. The data analysis reveals a degree of positive correlation between knowledge and practice on road safety among primary school children. 4. The analysis shows that there was association between knowledge and demographic variables.