A Study to assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Adverse effects of face care Cosmetics among Adolescent Girls in selected Colleges of Mehsana City

 

Dr. Dayalal. D. Patidar¹, Mr. Kaushal Patidar², Mr. Ashutosh Sharma³

¹Principal, Joitiba College of Nursing, Bhandu, Dist., Mehsana.

²Associate Professor, Joitiba College of Nursing, Bhandu, Dist., Mehsana.

 

ABSTRACT:

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION:

Cosmetics are materials used to improve the look or fragrance of the human body. Generally, they are mixtures of chemical compounds. Some are derived from natural sources, many being synthetic.¹

 

An average adult uses nine cosmetic products daily and more than twenty-five percent of women use fifteen or more. Cosmetic can be grouped into the following categories from a dermatologist point of view-

1.   Hair-care products such as hair colorants, styling substances, shampoos, etc.

2.   Skin-care products such as moisturizing and cleansing substances.

3.   Nail-care products such as nail removers and nail polishes.

4.   Face-care products such as lipsticks, foundations, eye shadows, mascara, and powders.

5.   Fragrance products such as perfumes, aftershaves, and deodorants.

 

Cosmetics, toiletries, and skin-care items, like sunscreens, often cause unfavorable effects and are the most usual reasons for hospital transfers with allergic contact dermatitis. According to a prediction, approximately one to three percentage of people are sensitive to beauty products. According to a survey covering thirty thousand customers, seven hundred adverse effects occurred during one year.^2,3

 

NEED FOR THE STUDY:

Cosmetic uses are the standard method to change the looks and smell of adolescent girls. According to a report, teenage girls use multiple items (e.g., facial soap, moisturizer); acne treatment products. Media plays a vital role in the use of these products. Adolescent girls who are quite sensitive to the media's impact favored using shampoo, conditioner, hair styling gels, and hygiene items more often than those who are not. The media plays a role in the decision- making process by adolescents as to whether they should experiment with or adopt a routine of using the following products: shampoo/ conditioner, hairstyling gel/spray, hair dye, and hygiene products.⁴

 

According to a report from the Food and Drug Administration, USA, 400 lipsticks on the market were tested positive for containing lead. Few popular brands had the highest level of lead content. An advisory committee to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report stating that there is no safe level of lead for children, yet stressing the gravity of restricting lead vulnerability for pregnant women and children. Forbes magazine writes on the issue, "While lipstick is not sold to children, any mother will say it's difficult to put them apart from it, and pregnant women are often not properly warned about the level of lead in lipstick."⁵

 

Problem Statement:

“A Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of Structured Teaching Programme On Knowledge Regarding Adverse Effects Of Face Care Cosmetics Among Adolescent Girls In Selected Colleges Of Mehsana City.”

 

Table-1:

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:

1.             To assess the knowledge of adolescent girls regarding adverse effects of face care cosmetics.

2.             To evaluate the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on adverse effects of face care cosmetics among adolescent girls.

3.             To find out the association of knowledge with their selected demographic variables.

 

HYPOTHESIS:

H0- There will be no significant difference between pretest and  post  test  knowledge score regarding adverse effect of face care cosmetics t 0.05 level of significance..

H1- There will be a significant difference between the pretest and post test knowledge score among adolescent girls regarding the adverse effects of face care cosmetics at 0.05 level of significance.

 

METHODOLOGY:

Research Approach: Quantitative research approach

 

Research Design:

A pre-experimental One group pre test, post test research design used.

 

Setting:

Selected colleges of Mehsana city

 

Sample:

100 adolescent girls

 

Sampling technique:

Non probability convenience sampling technique.

 

Tool:

Self-structured questionnaire for knowledge assessment

 

Validity:

Tool was validated by different experts.

 

RESULTS:

In deals with effectiveness of structure teaching programme. The pre-test knowledge means score is 9.77 and standard deviation is 3.58. Post test knowledge score is17.1 and standard deviation 1.76. The ‘T’ test calculated value is 25.77 and table ‘T’ test table value is 1.98 which is significant at 0.05 levels. Thus it rejects the null hypothesis and accepts the research hypothesis.

 

Knowledge Scale	Mean	Mean Different	SD	“T” test	value
				Calculated " T "Value	Table “T” Value
Pre Test	9.77	7.33	3.58	25.77	1.98
Post Test	17.1		1.76

 

The data presented in table-1 shows that the mean post test knowledge scores (17.1+1.76) was higher than the mean pre test knowledge score (9.77+3.58).

 

The “T” value (calculated) is 25.77. The T value is higher than t value (table). The Hypothesis H1 is accepted so it indicates that the structure teaching program is effective and knowledge improves in adolescent girls.

 

Knowledge Mean Score

 

Figure 1: Knowledge mean score.

 

Findings Related to Association between Pre Test Knowledge Score with Selecetd Demographic Variables.

 

Demographic variables:

The findings demonstrated that there was no significant association between pre test knowledge Score with selected demographic variables.

 

CONCLUSION:

The conclusions drawn from the finding of the study are as follows:

The ’T’ test is done to find the effect of structure teaching programme. It revealed that there is highly significant gain of knowledge after the administration of intervention. The ’T’ value is 25.77 and research hypothesis is accepted and null hypothesis is rejected. The pre test and post test mean % is 39.08% and 68.4% and different is 29.32%.so knowledge is increase after intervention. This indicates that the structure teaching programme is effective in increasing the knowledge about face care cosmetics and its adverse effect.

 

REFERENCE:

1.      Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Skin Cosmetics. Available at URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetics.

2.      Linda B, Sedlewicz BS. Cosmetic preservatives: Friend or foe? Skinmed; 4:8-100.

3.      Grief M, Maibach HI. Cosmetic ingredient labelling. Contact Dermatitis;3: 94-7.

4.      Yoo JJ. Journal of Global Fashion Marketing. Use of Beauty Products among U.S. Adolescents: An Exploration of Media Influence. Available at URL: jgfm.org/sub/sub02_01.html

5.      Lead found in 400 lipsticks. New York Daily News. 2012 February 17.

 

 

 

Received on 21.12.2020          Modified on 19.01.2021

Accepted on 05.02.2021        © AandV Publications all right reserved