Author(s): Denisha. S, Maheshwari. L, Laishram Dabashini Devi

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DOI: 10.52711/2349-2996.2025.00019   

Address: Denisha. S, Maheshwari. L, Laishram Dabashini Devi
Global College of Nursing, Bangalore.
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Published In:   Volume - 15,      Issue - 2,     Year - 2025


ABSTRACT:
Antihelminthic treatment of school age children infected with intestinal helminth can improve hemoglobin level in addition to reducing the prevalence and intensity of helminth infections 1 month after treatment. Administration of albendazole (ALB) 400mg or mebendazole 500mg for control of STH.To assess the knowledge and practice regarding worm infestation among the mothers of under five children. To correlate the knowledge and practices of worm infestation among the mothers of under five children. To find out the association between the mother’s knowledge on worm infestation and demographic variables. The data was generated by using investigator development informational booklets with assessing mother knowledge. Purposive sampling was adopted to select 30 subjects based on eligibility criteria. Thus, the data was obtained from the study; the subjects were analysed and interpreted in terms of the objectives and hypothesis of the study. Data analysis is done by descriptive and inferential statistics and the p value is set at 0.05 level. The maximum number of mothers 26.67% was in the age group of the age group of 32-39 years. 16.67% of mothers had completed high school education. Out of 30 mothers 63% were housewives. 44% of the mother’s monthly income of the family is between Rs. 10001-15000. 46% of mothers had two under five children 67% were consuming non-vegetarian. The maximum number 70% of families were practicing common toilet for defecation in buildings. 43% of the families do not have pet animals. Maximum number of mothers 52% acquired information about worm infestation from mass media.The result revealed that majority 43.33% of the mothers moderately adequate knowledge regarding worm infestation and 16.67% of them had fair practices towards prevention of worm infestations .And Demographic variables have influence on the knowledge and practices of mother regarding worm infestation among the under five children there is a positive relation between knowledge and practice regarding worm infestation among the under 5 children.


Cite this article:
Denisha. S, Maheshwari. L, Laishram Dabashini Devi . A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Informational Booklets on Knowledge regarding Worm Infestation and its Prevention among mothers of under Five Children in selected PhC, Bangalore. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;15(2):89-2. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2025.00019

Cite(Electronic):
Denisha. S, Maheshwari. L, Laishram Dabashini Devi . A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Informational Booklets on Knowledge regarding Worm Infestation and its Prevention among mothers of under Five Children in selected PhC, Bangalore. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2025;15(2):89-2. doi: 10.52711/2349-2996.2025.00019   Available on: https://ajner.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-15-2-4


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