Abstract: A tattoo is a permanent mark or design made on your skin with pigments inserted through pricks into the skin's top layer. Typically, the tattoo artist uses a hand-held machine that acts much like a sewing machine, with one or more needles piercing the skin repeatedly with every puncture, the needles insert tiny ink droplets. The process which is done without anaesthetics causes a small amount of bleeding and slight to potentially significant pain. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching on knowledge regarding adverse effects of tattoo among junior colleges students in selected areas, to assess the existing knowledge regarding adverse effects of tattoo among junior colleges students in selected areas, to assess effectiveness of planned teaching on knowledge adverse effects of tattoo among junior colleges students in selected areas, to associate the post-test knowledge score with selected demographic variables. Materials and Methods: Quantitative research approach with pre-experimental research design was used. 80 subjects were selected by using sample calculation formula with the help of population Proportion. Students’ population who belonged to 18 to 25 years in selected junior college. Non-Probability Convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample. The data were collected from selected junior college, using socio demographic and structured knowledge Questionnaire. Results :The present study shows, out of the 80 subjects 15% of Junior College students were in the age group of 16-17 years, 62.50% in 18-19 years and 16.30% in 20-21 years, 26.30% of Junior college students were males and 73.80% of them were females, Parents of 26.30% of junior college students were government servant, 35% of them were private servant and 38.80% of them were doing other occupation, 61.30% of young adults were from nuclear families, 36.30% were from joint and 2.50% of junior college students were from extended families, 42.50% of junior college students had Socio economic status of Rs 10000-15000, 37.50% had between Rs 15001-20000, 18.80% had between Rs 20001-30000 and only 1.30% junior college students had Socio economic status of more than 30000 Rs, 41.30% of junior college students were yes, 16.30% of them were No and 42.50% of junior college students were not known, In pre-test 42.5% of junior college students had average level of knowledge score and 57.5% of them had good level of knowledge score. Minimum knowledge score in pretest was 7 and maximum knowledge score in pretest was 18. Mean knowledge score in pretest was 12.97 ± 2.63 and mean percentage of knowledge score in pretest was 43.25 ± 8.79, In the post-test,32.5% of junior college students had good level of knowledge score, 42.5% had very good and 25% of junior college students had excellent level of knowledge score. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Poor, Average, Good, Very Good, Excellent 0% 42.50% 57.50% 0% 0% % of junior college students Level of Pretest knowledge score Minimum knowledge score in posttest was 14 and maximum knowledge score in post-test was 28. Mean knowledge score in posttest was 21.20 ± 3.77 and mean percentage of knowledge score in post-test was 70.66 ± 12.58, This table shows the association of knowledge score with age in years of Junior college students from selected areas. The tabulated ‘F’ values were 2.72 (df=3,76) which is less than the calculated ‘F’ i.e. 6.39 at 5% level of significance. Also, the calculated ‘p’=0.001 which was less than the acceptable level of significance i.e. ‘p’=0.05. Hence it is interpreted that age in years of junior college students is statistically associated with their post-test knowledge score.
Keywords: Assess, knowledge, adverse effects of Tattoo, Students, Junior College.
Title: A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching on knowledge regarding adverse effects of tattoo among junior colleges students in selected areas
Author: Mr. Sameer Nandeshwar, Mr. Jhon Masoji
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
Vol. 14, Issue 1, April 2026 - September 2026
Page No: 214-218
Research Publish Journals
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Published Date: 16-June-2026
