A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF MOTHERS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN REGRDING NUTRITION IN SELECTED URBAN AREA OF KARAD TALUKA

Mrs.Afsana Ismail Mulani; Mrs. Vaishali R. Mohite; Mrs. Sangeeta. S. Patil; Mrs. Angha Katti

Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2016

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF MOTHERS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN REGRDING NUTRITION IN SELECTED URBAN AREA OF KARAD TALUKA

Mrs. Afsana Ismail Mulani, Mrs. Vaishali R. Mohite, Mrs. Sangeeta. S. Patil, Mrs. Angha Katti

Abstract :

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition manifested commonly among under five children. We found that mothers of under five children have inadequate knowledge regarding weaning practices and balanced diet which stand as a primary cause of malnutrition OBJECTIVE– to assess the knowledge of mothers of under five children regarding nutrition. To find out the associations between level of knowledge and selected socio demographic variables. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ––Research approach–descriptive Design –non–experimental Population– the target population for the study are mothers of under five children Sample –mothers of under five children Sample technique– purposive Sample size–50 mothers RESULT: 34(68%) had average knowledge in section B &33(66%) had average knowledge in section C. 6(12%) mothers had poor knowledge in section B & 4 (8%) had poor knowledge in section C. CONCLUSION: With the help of above findings we concluded that ,the urban area people they are educated and having all health resources available still there is negligence over under five children .They are not able to provide proper attention towards under five children.