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A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Behavioural Problems of Children among Mothers Visiting CMC and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab

Bhupinder Kaur

Abstract


The present study was undertaken by the investigator to assess the knowledge regarding behavioural problems in children among mothers visiting CMC & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab. Quantitative research approach and non-experimental descriptive research design was used to accomplish the stated objectives. The conceptual framework was based on Paul Fitts and Michael Posner (1967) three-phase theory. Data was collected with the help of self structured knowledge questionnaire. A pilot study was done on 12 subjects (1/10th sample) which constituted of mothers from paediatric OPD, ANC, paediatric ward and postnatal wards, to check reliability and feasibility of the study. Subjects were chosen by the purposive sampling technique and the sample size was 120. The data collected was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The pie and bar diagrams were used to depict the findings. The maximum mothers (46.67%) were having a below average, followed by (37.5%) average and 15.83% were having good knowledge regarding behavioural problems in children respectively. The demographic variable, i.e., type of the family had significant relationship to knowledge of mothers regarding behavioural problems in children. Based on deficit areas of knowledge found in the research study, pamphlets were prepared and distributed to the mothers to bring awareness on behavioural problems in children.


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