Vol. 8, Issue 3, Part A (2025)

Plastic pollution is a significant environmental and public health issue due to its non-biodegradable nature and widespread usage. Homemakers often use plastic in daily routines, lacking awareness of its harmful effects. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching program on knowledge regarding ill effects of plastic usage among homemakers. A pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design was adopted with 30 homemakers selected through convenient sampling. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Results showed in the pre-test assessment out of 30 samples 9 samples (30%) had inadequate knowledge, 21 samples (70%) had moderately adequate knowledge and none of them had adequate knowledge. In the post-test assessment out of 30 samples, 10 samples (33.33%) had adequate knowledge and 20 samples (66.67%) had moderately adequate knowledge and none of them had inadequate knowledge. In overall, pre-test mean was 8.26standard deviation was 1.45, post-test mean was 14.03 and standard deviation was 2.63. And paired t rest value was 10.10 which is significant. Significant improvement in post-test knowledge (mean = 14.03) compared to pre-test (mean = 8.26), with a paired t-test value of 10.1 at p<0.05. The intervention proved effective in enhancing awareness among homemakers.
In overall, pretest mean was 8.26standard deviation was 1.45, posttest mean was 14.03 and standard deviation was 2.63. And paired t rest value was 10.10 which is significant. Significant improvement in post-test knowledge (mean = 14.03) compared to pre-test (mean = 8.26), with a paired t-test value of 10.1 at p<0.05. The intervention proved effective in enhancing awareness among homemakers.
 It indicates that structured teaching program was effective regarding ill effects of plastic usage among homemakers at Gajjalawari cheruvu, Eluru, A.P.
The study reveals that the homemakers had inadequate knowledge regarding ill effects of plastic usage, structured teaching program was effective to improve the knowledge for homemakers.