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Knowledge about Child Abuse among Mothers Attending the OPDS of a Selected Hospital at Kunnumkulam, Thrissur District

Regina P. F.

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Introduction: Children are future of any nation. All children need care and protection for their growth and development. Their rights also to be protected. In the present scenario, there are many incidents taking place against the children which includes maltreatment, abuses, child labor etc. Aim of this study is to assess the knowledge level of mothers regarding child abuse. Descriptive study conducted at Malankara Medical Mission Hospital, Kunnumkulamand samples were selected through convenient sampling technique. Total sample size: 50. Result: The mean score was 11.75 out of 25. Assessment of knowledge among mothers regarding child abuse shows that highest percentage (48%) of the mothers had satisfactory knowledge regarding child abuse. Only 28% of mother had good knowledge about child abuse and 14% had poor knowledge about child abuse. Among the mother only 10% had excellent knowledge about child abuse. All chi-square values were lesser than that of the tabulated values, except mother’s education level (Chi-square value was 6.12). The study revealed that mothers need more knowledge about child abuse, so that their children can be saved from different types of abuses.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijpn.v8i2.2182

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