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Research Paper | Nursing | India | Volume 13 Issue 4, April 2024 | Rating: 4.9 / 10
A Pre - Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Community based Education Program on Knowledge Regarding Prevention and Management of Protein Energy Malnutrition among the Mothers of Under Five Children in Selected Rural Areas
Prachi Vilasrao Welgandhwar
Abstract: Aim of the study: This study aims to find the effectiveness of community - based education programme on knowledge regarding prevention and management of protein energy malnutrition among the mothers of under five children in selected rural areas. Objectives of study: Primary objective - To assess the effectiveness of community - based education program on knowledge regarding prevention and management of protein energy malnutrition among the mothers of under five children in selected rural areas. Secondary objective: 1) To assess the existing level of knowledge score regarding prevention and management of Protein Energy Malnutrition among the mothers of under five children. 2) To assess the effectiveness of community - based education programme on knowledge regarding prevention and management of Protein Energy Malnutrition among the mothers of under five children. 3) To associate the posttest knowledge score regarding prevention and management of Protein Energy Malnutrition among the mothers of under five children with their selected demographic variable. Method: Pre - experimental one group pretest posttest design and quantitative approach was carried out on 60 Mothers of under five children selected by Non - Probability Purposive Sampling Technique to test effect of community based education programme on Knowledge Regarding Prevention And Management of Protein Energy Malnutrition among Mothers of Under Five Children. The data was collected by using structured interview questionnaire consists of 24 items. Results: The presents study evaluates and found that demographic variables, Majority of mothers belongs to 43.33% of the mothers from the age group 26 - 30 years,, 33.33% of the mothers from the Muslim of them were females, majority of mothers belongs to 36.67% of the mothers were educated upto primary, majority of mothers belongs to 41.67% of the mothers were homemakers, of them had majority of mothers belongs to 51.67% of the mothers had income Less than 5000 Rs, 45% of the mothers from the nuclear families, majority of mothers belongs to 55% of the mothers had one child, Previous knowledge regarding protein energy malnutrition is 68.33% Majority of mothers 42.11% of the mothers got the knowledge. Interpretation and conclusion: The data were analysed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics. The result of the study indicated that after intervention there was an improvement in the knowledge and they gained good knowledge about prevention& management of PEM among mothers of under five children. Analysis data shows that highly significance difference found between the pre - test and post - test knowledge scores at the level of (P<0.05). The hypothesis is proved and accepted.
Keywords: PEM (Protein energy malnutrition), HIV (Human Immunodeficiency virus), UNICEF (United nations international children?s emergency fund), IUGR (Intra uterine growth retardation), UPTH (University of port Harcourt teaching hospital), BMH (Braithwaite memorial hospital), SHTC (School of health technology clinic), TFC (Therapeutic food centre), OR (operations research), PHC (Primary health care), NT (Nutritional therapy), ONS (Oral nutritional supplement), WHO (World health organization)
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 4, April 2024,
Pages: 1625 - 1633