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Effectiveness Of Interactive Session On Prevention Of Adolescent Suicide, Sara Varughese Ms, Linu Sara George Dr, Prima J J D'Souza Ms
Effectiveness Of Interactive Session On Prevention Of Adolescent Suicide, Sara Varughese Ms, Linu Sara George Dr, Prima J J D'Souza Ms
Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences
Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among Indian adolescents. The school personnel play an important role in the prevention of adolescent suicides. Aims and objectives: The study aimed at assessing the knowledge on prevention of adolescent suicide as measured by a knowledge questionnaire and determine the effectiveness of an interactive session in terms of gain in knowledge scores. Materials and methods: The study comprised 68 high school teachers conveniently selected from eight English medium high schools of Udupi Taluk. One group pre-test post-test design was used. The pre-test on prevention of suicide was conducted on the first …