A STUDY   TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CHILD SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF HOME ACCIDENTS AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN OF SELECTED AREAS OF DISTRICT FATEHGARH SAHIB, PUNJAB.

NEERAJ NAWAZ

NEERAJ NAWAZ CHILD HEALTH (PEDIATRIC) NURSING , Baba Farid University Of Health Sciences, Faridkot.

Keywords: effectiveness, structured teaching programme, knowledge, child safety, home accidents, mothers of under-five children

Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme (STP) on knowledge regarding child safety and prevention of home accidents among mothers of under-five children in selected areas of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. A quantitative approach using a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design was employed. Sixty mothers were selected through convenience sampling from two Anganwadi centers in Sirhind area. Thirty mothers formed the experimental group, and thirty formed the control group. Pre-tests were conducted for both groups using a self-administered questionnaire. The experimental group received a structured teaching programme for 45 minutes per day on the 3rd and 4th days. Post-tests were conducted on the 4th and 5th days for the experimental and control groups, respectively.

The findings revealed a significant increase in knowledge among the experimental group after the intervention (p=0.000*). This indicates that the structured teaching programme was effective in enhancing mothers' knowledge regarding child safety and accident prevention. Furthermore, significant associations were found between pretest knowledge scores and socio-demographic variables such as age (p=0.000), number of children (p=0.001), educational status of the husband (p=0.004), educational status of the mother (p=0.03), and source of knowledge (p=0.000). No significant associations were found between knowledge scores and other variables like residence, type of family, or family monthly income.

Conclusion: The study concluded that the structured teaching programme significantly increased the knowledge levels of mothers regarding child safety and the prevention of home accidents.

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