Aim
of study: The aim of the study
was to improve the knowledge regarding ill effects of cigarette smoking among
students in selected school
of Rayat Bahra University, District Mohali, Punjab.

Design
and Methods:A Quantitative
research approach and Pre-experimental research design with one group pre-test
post-test was used to conduct the study. Total Sample 150 students were taken
with purposive sampling technique. Self-structured Questionnaire was used for
data collection. Structured teaching program through lecture-cum-discussion was
given after pre-test. Analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential
statistics to find the association of pre- test knowledge scores. 

Results:
The study findings
revealed that in pre-test and post-test knowledge mean score and standard
deviation was 12.40±2.273 and18.82±1.757 respectively. Mean difference between
pre test and post test knowledge score was 6.42. The paired t-test was used in
the analysis and calculated values was 29.64, which is more than the table
value which was 1.98 at 0.05 level of significance with degree of freedom 149.
Hence, Structured teaching programme is found to be effective. Out of all only
one socio demographic variable was associated with pre-test knowledge score
which was Religion as chi square test was 15.093 which was more than the table
value of degree of freedom at 0.05 level of significance 12.529. This study
concluded that post-test knowledge scores were greater than pre-test knowledge
scores regarding among students of Rayat Bahra University, Mohali. It reveals
that planned teaching program was effective.