S.N.

Demographic variable Frequencypercentage

A.   10 10
B.   20 20
80
C.   60 60
1 D.   20 20
70

A. 60 60
60
B. 30 30
2 C. 10 10
50

A. 50 50
40
B. 15 15
C. 25 25
30
3 D. 10 10
20
A. 55 55
4 B. 45 45 10

A. 70 70 0
B. 10 10 A.   B.   C.   D.   A. B. C. A. B.
5 C. 20 20 1 2 3

A.   27 27
B.   33 33
C.   15 15
6 D.   25 25

A.   30 30
B.   35 35
C.   25 25
7 D.   10 10

A. 67 67
B. 20 20
8 C. 13 13

A. 18 18 80
B. 52 52 70
9 C. 30 30
60
50
40
30
20
10
 70
60
50
Knowled 40
S.N. f %
ge
30
Adequate
20
1 Knowledg 0 0
e 10

Moderatel 0
y Adequate Knowledge Moderately a
1
2 adequate 25 25
Knowledg
e

Inadequat
e
3 75 75
Knowledg
e

S.N.
1
2
3
 80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
A.   B.   C.   D.   A. B. C. A. B. C. D. A. B. A. B. C. A.   B.   C.   D.   A.   B.   C.   D.   A. B. C. A. B. C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

0
0
0
0
f
0
%
0
0
0
0
0
0
f
0
%
0
0
0
0
Adequate Knowledge Moderately adequate Knowledge Inadequate Knowledge
1 2 3

Knowledge f %
Adequate Knowledge 45 45
Moderately adequate Knowledge 55 55
Inadequate Knowledge - -
 Frequency
percentage

  D.   A. B. C. A. B. C.
8 9
 K
n
o
w
S.N. l f %
e
d
g
e

Adequate
1 Knowledg 45 45
e 60
40
Moderatel
y 20
2 adequate 55 55 0
Knowledg

Adequate Knowledge
e

Inadequat
e
3 - -
Knowledg
e

1
Knowled f %
S.N.
ge Pre Post Pre Post
Adequate
1 Knowledg 0 45 0 45 80
e
70
Moderatel
60
y
2 adequate 25 55 25 55 50
Knowledg
e 40

Inadequat 30
e
3 75 0 75 0 20
Knowledg
e 10

0
Pre Post Pre Post
f %
 Maxi Pretest Post test
Area of
mum
SI. knowle
score
dge
No Mean Mean
Mean SD Mean SD
% %
General
1 informati 3 1.35 0.7 45 2.08 0.75 69.33
on
Risk
factors &
2 11 4.45 1.35 40.45 7.27 1.5 66.09
Warning
signs
Preventio
n of

Suicidal
3 10 4.1 1.83 41 7.68 1.87 76.8
Behaviour
 K
n
o
w
S.N. f l %
e
d
g
e

Adequate
1 Knowledg 45 45
60 e
40
Moderatel
20 y
0 2 adequate 55 55
Knowledg
Moderately adequate Knowledge

Inadequate Knowledge
Adequate Knowledge

e
f
%
Inadequat
e
3 0 0
Knowledg
e

1 2 3

1 Adequate Knowledge
2 Moderately adequate
Knowledge
3 Inadequate Knowledge

st Pre Post
%
Differenc
e in
Mean

24.33

25.64
Table

Knowled
Mean S.D df
ge

“t”
35.8 value
value
Pre test 9.9 3.88
16.84* 59 4.05
Post test 17.03 4.12