The efficacy of video-based health education on knowledge about the dangers of smoking among students in private middle schools in bandung city, indonesia: A quasi-experimental investigation

Adolescence is a crucial transitional phase in the life of a child, often accompanied by challenges in adapting to their environment. For a child, this period of change prompts exploration, which may include behaviors such as smoking. The prevalence of smoking is on the rise annually, with one contributing factor being a lack of knowledge about its dangers. To address this, efforts are made to increase awareness through health education. Therefore, this research aimed to analyze the impact of video-based health education on knowledge regarding the dangers of smoking, focusing on students at private Middle School in Bandung City. The research design was a quasy experimental one-group pretest-posttest approach. A total of 156 respondents were selected using simple proportional stratified random sampling. The instruments used included a knowledge questionnaire and video media. Data were subjected to analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. The analysis results showed that the majority of respondents (51.3%) had sufficient knowledge about the dangers of smoking before receiving the intervention. After receiving the intervention, almost all respondents (76.3%) had good knowledge about the perils associated with the habit. Statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test indicated a p value of 0.0001, which was less than the significance threshold of 0.05. This showed the rejection of the null hypothesis (H0), allowing for the conclusion that providing education had a substantial impact on knowledge regarding the dangers of smoking. In conclusion, the analysis results underlined an enhancement in knowledge regarding the dangers of smoking achieved through health education using video media. The effectiveness of video-based health education in augmenting the understanding of students of the dangers associated with the habit could be attributed to its ability to engage multiple senses, including sight and hearing.