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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
A study to assess knowledge of mothers regarding upper respiratory tract infections in under five children’s in Satara Parisar of Aurangabad
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Kashid Abhishek, Waghmare Pradnya
Abstract
Children are an embodiment of our dreams and hopes for the future. They are wet clay in the potter’s hands, handled with care they become something beautiful else they break and become discarded. They are the most vulnerable group in the society. Acute respiratory tract infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing and also developed countries in under five years. It is estimate that annually; there are 2000 million episodes of acute respiratory infection of which 1 out of 50 cases are pneumonia between 10% and 20% of these dies. The WHO estimates the one third of all deaths in children below the age of 5 years. Objective: -1. To assess knowledge of mother regarding upper respiratory tract infections in under five children’s in satara parisar of Aurangabad. 2. To associate the knowledge with the selected demographic variables. Material and method: - The study was conducted in Satara Parisar, Aurangabad selected. Descriptive research approach was used in this study.300 mothers were selected for the study. Structured knowledge questionnaire were used to collect the data. Result: The mothers (11%) had poor level of knowledge, (38%) were having average level of knowledge, (48%) were having good level of knowledge, and (3%) were having very good knowledge score. Conclusion:-In this study from detail analysis it shows that Majority of mothers (11%) having poor knowledge, (38%) having average knowledge and (48%) having good knowledge, (3%) having very good knowledge and shows Age of mother, Child age, Child gender, mother education, mother occupation, Number of childs, family income, religion, type of family, immunization status of child, information about upper respiratory tract infections in under five children’s regarding were having significant association with demographic variables.
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Pages:01-03
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Kashid Abhishek, Waghmare Pradnya "A study to assess knowledge of mothers regarding upper respiratory tract infections in under five children’s in Satara Parisar of Aurangabad ". International Journal of Advanced Scientific Research, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 01-03
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