Effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of protein energy malnutrition among mothers of under five children at selected rural community

Abstract

A Quasi Experimental Design was used for the present study & 50 mothers of under five children were selected using purposive sampling technique. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The analysis and the data were based on the objective and hypothesis. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The assessment of overall post test knowledge level of the mothers of under five children regarding prevention of protein energy malnutrition shows that, the majority of 50 (100 %) mothers had average knowledge, 0(0 %) had poor knowledge and 0(0 %) were had good knowledge. The levels of knowledge during the pretest and post test are compared to prove the effectiveness of planned teaching programme. The study concluded that there is significant increase in the knowledge level among mothers of under five children after planned teaching programme.