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A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Prevention Regarding the Water Borne Diseases Among Mothers of Under Five Year Children to Prepare Health Education Module in Selected Hospital Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Ashu Kesar, Santosh Arora

Abstract


This study was done to assess the knowledge of mothers regarding water borne diseases and its prevention among children under 5 years of age with a view to prepare health education pamphlet in a selected area of a hospital at Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The purpose of the study was to assess the mother’s knowledge so as to identify the deficit area regarding water borne diseases among children under five years of age. The sample consisted of 50 mothers of children with under 5 years of age, who visited the Pediatric Ward of the hospital. Analysis of the data revealed that the highest mean knowledge score of mothers regarding water borne disease was found in age group above 35 years (29.85); least knowledge in age group 26–30 years (31–35). The highest mean knowledge score regarding water borne diseases was found in urban mothers (28.70) than rural mothers (26.43). The difference of place of living was statistically significant at p<0.05 level. The highest mean knowledge score regarding water borne diseases found in Hindu mothers (31.70) than other religions. Graduate mothers had higher mean knowledge score (32.83) when compared to others regarding water borne diseases.

Keywords: children, descriptive study, knowledge, mother’s knowledge, prevention

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijin.v2i1.142

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