Year: 2026 | Month: April-June | Volume: 11 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 1-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/gijhsr.20260201
Effect of Health Promotion Programme on Health Behaviour, Health Perception and Self-Efficacy Among Adolescents
Ninu George1, Silji Sebastian2
1Postgraduate student, Department of Community Health Nursing, Lourdes College of Nursing, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Kerala, India
2Associate Professor, Lourdes College of Nursing, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Kerala, India
Corresponding Author: Ninu George
ABSTRACT
Objective: Adolescence is the adaptation period, that connects childhood and adulthood. It’s the time for laying cornerstone for good health. In this growing stage, adolescents may experience physical, cognitive and psychosocial changes. This affects their thoughts, decision making and interaction with others. It is essential to have health promoting behaviors and good health perception to lead a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, it should be noted that health promotion programmes have to be conducted to promote health behaviour, health perception and self-efficacy among adolescents, and that eventually affect their sustained positive health. The present study aimed to know the effect of health promotion programme on health behaviour, health perception and self-efficacy among adolescents at selected Higher Secondary Schools, Ernakulam.
Materials and Methods: The study was carried out among 70 adolescents who were studying in 11th standard of Govt. HSS in Ernakulam district. A quantitative pre-experimental one group pretest - posttest research design was opted for this study and thirty five sample were selected using non-probability purposive sampling technique from each school.
Results: The mean difference in the pretest and posttest score was calculated using paired t-test. The findings showed that, the mean posttest score of health behaviour, health perception and self-efficacy was higher than mean pretest score with a p-value=0.00.
Conclusion: The present study concluded that health promotion programme was very effective for adolescents to improve health behaviour, health perception and self-efficacy.
Keywords: Health promotion programme, Health behaviour, Health perception, Self-efficacy, Adolescents.