Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: April-March | Volume: 4 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 93-97
To Assess the Role of Mother’s Knowledge Regarding Their Child’s Health
Anoop I S1, Dr. Bharathi D R2, Dr. Mamatha Reddy B3
1Pharm D Intern, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga-577502,
2Professor, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga, 577502
3Asst. Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, SJM College of Pharmacy, Chitradurga, 577502
Corresponding Author: Anoop I S
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Child care is mostly the responsibility of mothers. Several studies have revealed that the mother’s education has a positive impact on their knowledge and practice in child health matters. Child death due to malnutrition, vitamin deficiency and improper vaccination is most common in our society and these can be controlled by proper education of mothers about their child’s health.
Objectives: The study was undertaken to assess the level of mother’s knowledge regarding their child health, dietary pattern, prevalence of diseases and disorders among children and to improve all these awareness.
Materials And Methods: A community interventional study was conducted in selected areas of Chitradurga taluk. Scoring type multiple choice questionnaires was formulated and data collected from two rural and two affluent areas. After conducting the pre test and awareness, 10 days gap was given and later post test was conducted in the same population.
Results: Literate mothers are having more knowledge in dietary maintenance of children than illiterate mothers. And Urban locality mothers are having more knowledge in Dietary Maintenance and Up to date health check-up Of Children than rural locality mothers. Mother’s knowledge about proper diet and vaccination are important to maintain their child’s health.
Conclusions: Malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, improper vaccination and immunizations are caused by the lack of mothers' knowledge about the child health. Child death can be controlled to an extent by providing proper awareness to mothers.
Keywords: Child health, vaccination, immunization, knowledge