Effectiveness of Nursing Interventional Program on Growth and Development of Under Five Children among Mothers in Selected Paediatric Hospitals
Abstract
Abstract
Children constitute the most important segment of our population. They are truly the
foundation of a nation. Every child should be allowed to achieve his optimal growth and
developmental potential, so that he can effectively contribute towards the nation’s
productivity. The future of our nation depends on the way in which we nurture our children
today. We have to provide every child with a happy childhood and basic necessities along
with education, if we make growth and development of the nation our main priority. The aim
of the study is to improve the nursing interventional program on growth and development of
under five children among mothers in order to promote optimal growth and development of
children. The research design adopted for the study was quasi experimental, pre-test and post
test design. An evaluative approach was adopted for the present study. Simple random
sampling technique was used to select 50 mothers of under five children. The tool used for this
study was structured interview schedule. The data collection was done through interview
method, and analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The significant
level was stated at 0.05 level of degree of freedom. Results revealed that the pre-test mean
knowledge score was 16.06% and post-test mean knowledge score was found to be 28.24%.
The association was analyzed by using paired ‘t’ test and the value was 23.21*. Therefore it
was found to be statistically significant at 0.05 level of degree of freedom. Hence the study
concluded that the knowledge level among mothers of under five children on growth and
development was inadequate and was increased after the administration of nursing
interventional program. This indicates that the nursing interventional program was effective.
Therefore the null hypothesis is rejected.
Keywords: Growth, development, children
Cite this Article
Jeen Mexina. Effectiveness of Nursing
Interventional Program on Growth and
Development of Under Five Children
among Mothers in Selected Paediatric
Hospitals. Journal of Nursing Science &
Practice. 2017; 7(2): 8–13p.
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