ABSTRACT:
A quantitative approach was used to assess the knowledge regarding prevention and management of water borne diseases among mothers of under five children. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the mothers of under five children for study.100 samples collected from selected areas of mehsana. The duration of data collection was 1 day. The results of the study revealed that majority of the study sample (58.63%) have average knowledge regarding water borne diseases, 71.5% of the study sample having knowledge about causes and risk factors of Water borne diseases, 68.22% of the study sample having knowledge about prevention of Water borne diseases and 70.36% of the study sample having knowledge about management of Water borne diseases.
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Manthankumar N. Kapadiya. A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge regarding Prevention and Management of Water Borne Diseases among mothers of under five Children in selected areas of Mehsana. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 11(3):381-3. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2021.00091
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Manthankumar N. Kapadiya. A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge regarding Prevention and Management of Water Borne Diseases among mothers of under five Children in selected areas of Mehsana. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 11(3):381-3. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2021.00091 Available on: https://ajner.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-11-3-18
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