A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Audio Drama and Sensitization Programme on the Level of Awareness Regarding Sexual Assault Among Visually Challenged Girls at the Selected Centre of Delhi

Abstract

Introduction: Human beings have five senses and one most prominent is being able to see things that are only possible through the Eyes. Life without this ability is extremely difficult to manage. With 7.8 million blind people in India, the country accounts for 20 per cent of the 39 million blind populations across the globe. It is quite important to focus on the fact that girls who are visually challenged are easy targets of sexual assaults. Some significant work has been done while observing case studies from USA and Europe regarding the sexual assault faced by blind people. In previous studies, the reported lifetime prevalence of sexual assault or abuse has varied, with estimates ranging between 11% and 30%. The study centres on learning more about the knowledge regarding sexual assault among visually challenged girls. Not much work has been done on this topic; this study examines the awareness of 60 visually challenged girls on sexual assault as well as checks the effectiveness of audio drama and sensitization programmes on the level of awareness regarding sexual assault among visually challenged girls. Subjects and Methods: The research approach adopted was Quantitative Research Approach and the research design adopted was one group pre-test and post-test Research design. 60 visually challenged girls staying at the centre of Delhi were selected using a purposive sampling technique. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic data of the girls for obtaining personal information; a structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of the visually challenged girls. Statistical evaluation was done using SPSS version 23. Result: The significant demotions of this topic showcase that majority of the visually impaired girls 49(81.66%) have poor knowledge, 11(18.33%) had moderate knowledge, and none of them had adequate knowledge in the pre-test. The mean post-test knowledge score of the visually challenged girls was found substantially higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score. Conclusion: Thus, the audio drama and sensitization program were found to be a potential strategy to enhance the awareness of the girls. Findings showed that there was no relevant relation between the level of mean post-test knowledge score and demographic variable.