@article{Devgan_Padda_Singh_Deepti_Kaur_Ahluwalia_2012, title={EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH EDUCATION AMONG FEMALE TEACHERS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL REGARDING PROBLEMS IN ADOLESCENCE}, volume={24}, url={https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/232}, abstractNote={<p>Research question: What is the effectiveness of health education among female teachers of senior secondary schools regarding problems in adolescence? Objective: To document the effectiveness of health education among female teachers of senior secondary schools regarding problems in adolescence before and after intervention. Study Design: An interventional study. Settings: Fifty senior secondary schools both private and government of Amritsar district. Participants: Teachers of senior secondary schools. Study variables: Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding problems among adolescents and regarding help they extend Statistical analysis: Chi- square test Results: Result shows majority 145(63%) teachers said they were consulted by the adolescents for their problems and 127(55.2%) teachers had partial knowledge about adolescent problems. Maximum 87(37.8%) teachers said that they counselled the girls. Conclusion: It can be concluded from the present study that the overall knowledge of teachers regarding adolescent health problems is less.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Indian Journal of Community Health}, author={Devgan, Shalini and Padda, Avtar Singh and Singh, Tejbir and Deepti, Shyam Sunder and Kaur, Jasleen and Ahluwalia, Surendra Kumar}, year={2012}, month={Jun.}, pages={107–112} }