Intellectual Ability of Children of Women Engaged in Prostitution Studying in the Middle School of Neemuch District

The study is based on the intellectual Ability of the children of women engaged in prostitution. The objective of this study is to assess the intellectual ability level of children from classes 6, 7, and 8 of women engaged in prostitution who are studying in middle schools in the Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh, and to identify any differences in their average scores based on class and gender (boys and girls). The study employed a descriptive research survey method. The sample consisted of 120 students from grades 6, 7, and 8 attending middle schools in the Neemuch district, selected using a snowball sampling method. For data collection, the researcher used a self-made intellectual ability test, which consisted of verbal and non-verbal questions. Mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way ANOVA (one-way analysis of variance) statistical techniques were used to analyze the data collected in this study. The findings reflect that most children had below-average intelligence, but some performed relatively well on both verbal and non-verbal tasks. A significant difference in average scores was found between genders and classes.