Background: Child abuse is a widespread and serious issue that affects children of all ages and backgrounds, cutting across regions, communities, and socioeconomic groups. It encompasses various forms of harm-including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect and exploitation-often occurring in places where children should feel safe, such as homes, schools, and care institutions. Aim: The aim is to assess the effectiveness of educational intervention on good touch and bad touch. Methodology: A quantitative, preexperimental one-group pretest–posttest research design was employed. A total of 60 school students, aged 6–9 years, were selected using a convenience sampling technique. Knowledge levels were assessed using a self-structured questionnaire administered before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: In the pretest, 90% of participants demonstrated average knowledge, whereas 10% showed poor knowledge. Following the intervention, 86.7% of the children achieved good knowledge scores, and 13.3% remained at an average level. The mean posttest score (12.47 ± 1.05) was significantly higher than the mean pretest score (7.60 ± 1.42), with a t -value of 22.02 and P < 0.001, indicating a statistically significant improvement. Conclusion: The findings confirm that educational intervention programs are highly effective in enhancing young children’s understanding of good and bad touch. Incorporating such interventions into school curricula is strongly recommended to promote early awareness and personal safety.
Thakur et al. (Thu,) studied this question.