A Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge and Practices of Urban and Rural Mothers Regarding Prevention of Common Accidents Among Children Under Five Years of Age

Abstract

In this research study, a descriptive research approach was used to assess the knowledge and practices of rural and urban mothers regarding prevention of common accidents among children under five years of age. Two-stage sampling technique with a structured interview schedule was used to collect data from the samples. The result of the 200 samples revealed that, the highest knowledge score 14.50 found in urban mothers with S.D of 2.018 and 14.40 found in rural mothers with SD of 2.137. The highest practice score 14.26 found in urban mothers with SD of 1.998 and 14.23 found in rural mothers with SD of 1.890. In chi-square test, there were no significant associations found between knowledge of urban and rural mothers with socio-demographic variables, but significant association was found between practices of urban and rural mothers with education, family monthly income and number of children in the family at 95% confidence level with a p value less than 0.05.