Knowledge Gain of Rural Women Through Environment and Health Programmes of Krishi Community Radio Station
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Date
2012
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UAS, Dharwad
Abstract
The study on “Knowledge gain of rural women through environment and
health programmes of Krishi Community Radio Station” was undertaken in the year
2011-12 in Dharwad district of Karnataka with sample size of 120 rural women who
possess their own radio sets and those who listen to Krishi Community Radio
programmes. The research design adopted for this study was before and after without
control experimental design. Nine different radio programmes were Indoor air
pollution, Biodiversity, Recycle Reduce Reuse plastic, Controlling household pest,
Rural sanitation, Rain water harvesting, Green leafy vegetables, Increase in global
warming, Water borne diseases were recorded and broadcast on the selected topics
related to health and environment with the help of experts. Change in knowledge was
measured by assessing pre, post and retention test with the help of questionnaire.
There was a significant difference between pre and post test scores of every
programmes which were broadcast under special programme of health and
environment and those respondents had not only gained the knowledge from
broadcast but were able to remember it even after fifteen days. Thus, There was a gain
in knowledge by the respondents after listening to programmes on health and
environment. This shows that radio has played a vital role in gaining the knowledge.
The annual income and family type were positively related with gain in knowledge.
Among various formats used for the broadcast of special programmes on health and
environment skit was found to be more effective thus skit format have to be used
more in the radio programmes to educate villagers effectively.