<![CDATA[Background: Bullying behaviour amongst primary school-aged children remains a serious public health issue, whilst children’s level of knowledge regarding the effects ofbullying remains relatively low. Objective: This study aimsto determine the effect of an animated video on the effectsof bullying on the level of knowledge amongst primaryschool-aged children at Godog 01 State Primary School. Methods: This is a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental design using a pre-post test with a control group. The study sample comprised 50 respondentsselected using simple random sampling and divided into anintervention group and a control group. The instrumentused was a knowledge questionnaire that had been tested for validity and reliability. Data analysis utilised the non-parametric Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests. Results: The intervention group experienced a significant increase inknowledge levels after being shown the animated video.The Wilcoxon test for the intervention group showed p =0.002 (p < 0.05), whilst for the control group, p = 0.564 (p >0.05). The Mann-Whitney test revealed a significantdifference between the two groups with p = 0.004, with amean rank of 30.72 for the intervention group and 20.28 forthe control group. Conclusion: Animated videos have asignificant effect on improving primary school children’sknowledge of the impact of bullying and can be used as oneof the educational media in school health programmes.]]>
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