A study to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding prevention of home accidents among mothers of under five years children at Alwar city, Alwar

Abstract

Home accidents is the one of the leading cause of deaths and disabilities. This study assess the existing knowledge of mothers and to determine the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on prevention of home accidents. Methodology: Evaluatory approach with Non-probability simple convenient sampling technique one group Pre-test-Post-test design was used in Alwar city, Alwar Result: The overall mean pre-test knowledge score was 13.35(SD-2.59) and Post-test knowledge score was 15.13(SD-2.29). Calculated paired ‘t’ value was 7.86(df-1.78) which is greater. This indicates that gain in knowledge is statistically significant at p < 0.05 level, also this result revealed significant association between knowledge of mother and selected socio-demographic variables. Conclusion: Mothers were lacking knowledge about accidents and its prevention. The designed health education and training program led to significant improvement in knowledge about prevention of accidents.