IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-4-18838 Original Research Paper STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS REGARDING WEANING PRACTICE Munima Perveen Dr. April 2019 8 4 01 02 ABSTRACT

Descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding weaning practices among mothers of infants. The data was collected from 100 subjects using convenient sampling technique from PHC Magam Dist Budgam J&K. The knowledge and attitude of mothers of infants was assessed by using investigator developed questionnaire and Likert scale. Assessment level of knowledge of mothers revealed the mean for overall knowledge of mothers of infants. The highest mean knowledge was for weaning foods and the lowest mean was for care during weaning. The assessment of attitude of mothers of infants revealed that the mean score of overall attitude. The maximum level of mean score was obtained in attitude regarding weaning foods and the minimum mean score was obtained for attitude regarding care during weaning practices. The correlation between the knowledge and attitude of mothers of infants showed that there was a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude of mothers of infants regarding care during weaning practices. There was a significant association found between level of knowledge and demographic variables such as age and source of information of mothers