The Level of Stress Among Mothers of Children Underfive Admitted in a Selected Hospital

Abstract

Stress is a non-specific response of the body. A growing child is always a big concern for parents, especially the mother. Child disease and admission to the hospital can particularly be a traumatic event for both the child and parents. The present study was aimed to assess the level of stress among mothers of children underfive admitted in a selected hospital Calicut. The objectives of the study were to identify the level of stress among mothers of children underfive admitted in a selected hospital, to determine the association of the level of stress among mothers of children underfive with selected demographic variables. The study was conducted at ASTER MIMS hospital Calicut on conveniently selected 60 mothers using structured questionnaire. A descriptive non experimental approach was chosen for this study. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the study revealed that 21.67% mothers were having mild level of stress, 78.33% of having moderate level of stress and none of them having severe stress related to hospitalization of underfive children. Among them, 61.66% of the mothers of childrenunderfive were between 0–2 years, 21.66% were between 2–3 years and 16.66% were between 3–5 years. Regarding to severity of child disease 35% was having mild diseases, 45% were children have moderate diseases and 20% of children have severe disease. With regards to occurrence of disease 28.33% have all the times, 58.33% of children were affected the disease hardly of times and 13.33% have sometimes.