The research reported in the paper examines the impact of hygiene education on health awareness. The sample for the study consisted of 75 male and 75 female Sarna tribal 9th and 10th grade students selected on a stratified random basis from school located at Namkum block. The sample was classified into Control, Experimental Group I and Experimental Group II, each represented by 25 male and 25 female students. The Experimental Groups were exposed to audio-visual hygiene educational materials four times after a successive interval of one week. While the experiment group I was allowed to discuss, the experimental group II did not discuss the educational materials. Analysis of data based on F-test and t ratios indicated that: (i) the groups exposed to educational materials had better health awareness than the control group, (ii) health awareness increased remarkably with the frequency of the intervention, (iii) educational materials presented with discussion were more effective than the education materials presented without discussion.
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