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Authors : Anuradha S. Deshmukh and Priyanka Gawande

Page Nos : 46-54

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Abstract: People use in our day today life plastic in excessive quantity threat causes environment pollution. Which creates lots of health problem, so its need aware the people hazards of polythene. Objectives of the study were to study the personal, economic and social characteristics of the rural women, to design implement educational programme for rural women about hazards of polythene,to study the effect of educational programme on rural women and to establish relation between dependent and independent variables. Experimental design of social research (without control) was be used in conducting this investigation where in before and after evaluation of the change in knowledge and attitude of participants was be assessed. The data for study was collected from Rural women, 60 women Kamnapur village and 60 women Naya Akola. Total 120 samples were randomly selected for the study. Over three fourth respondent (60 percent) found to possess the before knowledge and two third of respondent (18.33% ) was after hazards of polythene, knowledge to a medium level. With was noted to be maximum as compared to other categories followed by little over (15%) before (70.83 %) after knowledge of respondents possessing high level. By and large it could be summarized that the majority of the respondent had better after knowledge about hazards of polythene. A t post- test stage. 37,05percent 54.16 percent and 08.33percent respondent belonged to highly favourable, favourable and unfavourable attitude level respectively. The 0bserved pre-test practise level was medium in 50.83percent respondent and low and high in different 23.33 and 6.94 respondents. The level of knowledge and attitude about hazards of polythene education programme on Rural women were positive influenced education through developed education material. Keywords: educational programme, rural women, harzards of polythene, Impact

Date of Online: 30 Jan 2015