A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge of mothers regarding prevention of home accidents among children (1 - 5years) of age in a selected day care centre of Gwalior (M. P.)

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Ramkesh Vyas , Shalini vishnoi , Mukesh kumar

Pre–experimental study, Effectiveness, Planned teaching programme, Home Accidents, Mothers, Prevention, knowledge

Home accidents are an important cause of injury and death during the first year because of infant’s rapid advances in motor and sensory development. Along with overwhelming, curiosity about their surroundings. Parents and other caregivers must consistently be alert to the potential dangers that exist in the environment. The common accidents among them are cuts, burns and scalds from boiling water or boiling oil, falls with wound of fractures while climbing or running, poisoning by drinking kerosene, petrol, chemical or from consuming insecticides, Rat poison, Poisonous berries, Pills or tablets and drowning in the tub, well and ponds (WHO, 1988). Early childhood period of 0 – 5 year of age is vulnerable period of life, when the children are prone to home accidents. They need special care and supervision of the parents or care taker, home accidents need to be categorized based on study (for example: - falls, injury, burns, poisoning, drowning, electric shock and suffocation) and guidelines should be prepared for the mother and care provider on the prevention of home accidents so that with simultaneous of knowledge the mother and care taker can demonstrate effective skills in protecting and this will prevent home accident. To assess the pre-test knowledge of mothers regarding prevention of home accidents among children (1 to 5 years) of age. To assess the posttest knowledge of mothers regarding prevention of home accidents among children (1 to 5 years) of age. To evaluate the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge of mothers regarding prevention of home accidents among children (1 to 5years) of age. To explore the association between the selected demographic variables and the knowledge score of mothers regarding prevention of home accidents among children (1 to 5years) of age. In this study, Pre-experimental research approach and one group Pre-test posttest research design was adopted. Study included the 60 mothers who have children up to the age group of 1 to 5 years. The self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data from the mothers in a selected urban community. The study was designed to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge of mothers regarding home accidents among children 1 to 5 years of age. The findings of the study were compared with those of other similar studies conducted earlier in different settings. The Planned teaching programme was found effective in increasing the knowledge of mothers and found to be significant in all the aspects on Prevention of Home Accidents of children 1 - 5 years of age. However giving planned teaching programme is not sufficient to enhance the knowledge, as repeated enforcement is essential.

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Ramkesh Vyas , Shalini vishnoi , & Mukesh kumar (February-2023). A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge of mothers regarding prevention of home accidents among children (1 - 5years) of age in a selected day care centre of Gwalior (M. P.). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(2), a536-a548. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2302067.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 2, February-2023

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Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_187076

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Country: Gwalior, mp, India

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