Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January-March | Volume: 4 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 34-38
A Study to Assess the Level of Knowledge on Acute Respiratory Infections among the Mothers of Under Five Children at Selected Area at Radhapuram Village in Villupuram District
Karthi.R1, Aravinda Kumar.S2, Roslin Mangaiyarkarasi.M2
1Associate Professor & HOD, Dept of MSN, E.S.College of Nursing, Villupuram, Tamilnadu
2M.Sc, Nursing, E.S.College of Nursing, Villupuram, Tamilnadu.
Corresponding Author: Karthi.R
ABSTRACT
Children are an embodiment of our dreams, hopes for the future. They are wet clay in the potters 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 infections among under five children mortality rate in developing countries and is responsible for 1.9 million deaths annually. Among 92 countries in the world 90% of child mortality burden, 14-24% of the under five mortality burden due to Acute respiratory infections and nearly 70% of acute respiratory infection mortality occurs in Africa and south east Asia regions. Most of the children have about 4-6 attacks of acute respiratory infection each year. A descriptive study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge regarding acute respiratory infections among 30 mothers of under five children selected by non-probability convenience sampling technique and questionnaire was used to assess level of knowledge regarding acute respiratory infections. Analysed by using descriptive and inferential findings revealed that 13(43.3%) of the mothers of under five children are between the age of 21-23 yrs, 15 (50%) of the mothers of under five children are from nuclear family, 25(83.3%) of the mothers of under five children have family income of Rs.5000/-10000/- per month, 19(63.3%) of the mothers of under five children are Christians and 16(53.3%) of the mothers of under five children are cooli. There is no significant association between the level of knowledge and the demographic variable except. Mother’s type of family. This study implies that the level of knowledge among mothers of under five children had inadequate knowledge about acute respiratory infections.
Keywords: Acute Respiratory Infections, under five children
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