Effectiveness of an educational intervention to promote psychosocial well-being of school-going adolescents in Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One-fifth of the Sri Lankan population consists of adolescents, with 71% of them schooling. An extreme need exists in the country for the introduction of evidence-based interventions for the psychosocial well-being of adolescents. The present study assessed the effectiveness of an educational intervention to promote the psychosocial well-being of school-going adolescents in grade nine in Western Province, Sri Lanka.

Materials and methods

A quasi-experimental study was conducted among grade nine students in Western Province in 2019. Panadura Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area was selected as the interventional area (IA), and Kelaniya MOH area was identified as the control area (CA). Teachers at schools in the IA received training on psychosocial health promotion

SUBMITTER: Vithana C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10631107 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature