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Educational package on protective clothing for farm workers

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Title Educational package on protective clothing for farm workers
 
Creator Punam Rani
 
Contributor Purthi, Neelam
 
Subject Manpower, Pesticides, Threshing, Crop residues, Audiovisual aids, Diseases, Packaging, Selection, Irrigation, Biological phenomena
 
Description For dissemination of information regarding protective clothing amongst farm workers it was planned to develop educational package. To achieve the principal objectives of the study, it was conducted in three phases. During experimental phase refinement of existing protective clothing for pesticides applicators and wheat threshing was done. To assess their suitability and acceptability, modified protective clothing/accessories were given to selected respondents for a period of one month for trials. Necessary
changes were made as per requirement. Based on suitability and acceptability, recommended protective
clothing/accessories were:
Jacket with hood of water resistant fabric having lining of cotton hosiery fabric, chemical resistant
mask and nitrile gloves for pesticides applicators.
Apron with hood, beak mask, pleated mask and gloves/mittens for males, hood masks, scarf mask,
apron and gloves/mittens for females engaged in wheat threshing. Shoes and plain glasses were
recommended for both the activities.
An educational package on protective clothing was prepared and its effectiveness was assessed in
second phase. The educational package was prepared in Hindi for ease of understanding by the target
group. Three pamphlets, two video films and two interactive CDs were developed in which occupational
health hazards and preventive measures by using appropriate protective clothing were described with
illustrations. Effectiveness of developed educational package was assessed by the experts and target groups. All the parameters of pamphlets entitled i.e. Keetnashak Sambandhit Karya Karne Vale Purshon Ke Liye Surkshatmak Vastar , Threshing Karne Vale Purshon Ke Liye Surakshatmak Vastra and Threshing
Karne Vali Mahilaon Ke Liye Surakshatmak Vastra , were assessed to be highly appropriate axcept title
and content presentation of pamphlets developed for females for threshing activity which was found to be
appropriate by the judges. Video film and interactive CD for each activity i.e. Keetnashak Sambandhit
Karya Karne Vale Purshon Ke Liye Surkshatmak Vastar and Threshing karne Vale Kisano Ke Liye
Surakshatmak Vastra was found to be highly appropriate with reference to audio quality and visual
quality, content, presentation of message, text and compatibility of message.
To assess the effectiveness of developed media on target group, 240 farm workers were selected
from four districts. Farm workers gained knowledge after exposure to pamphlets and video film. The higher
impact was observed in terms of gain in knowledge, symbolic adoption and opinion of respondents after
exposure to both the medias i.e. pamphlets and video film followed by only video and only pamphlets. Thus
it was concluded that the prepared educational packages were effective in disseminating knowledge for
adoption of protective clothing by the target group.
 
Date 2016-02-29T10:40:52Z
2016-02-29T10:40:52Z
2013
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/64491
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher CCSHAU