A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AMONG MOTHERS REGARDING PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 IN CHILDREN IN SELECTED HOSPITAL AT KOLLAM DISTRICT
Amrutha Maria Das, Arya Unni*, Jennifer J. J., Juliya T. Raju, Nancy Augustine and Vidya V.
ABSTRACT
The research project undertaken was "A study to assess the knowledge among mothers regarding prevention and management of COVID-19 in children in selected hospital at Kollam district. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of mothers regarding prevention and management of COVID-19 in children, to find out the association between knowledge regarding prevention and management of COVID-19 in children with selected demographic variables, to develop an informational booklet regarding prevention and management of COVID-19 in children. The selected demographic variables were age, education, occupation, number of children, gender of children, monthly income, type of family, previous knowledge about COVID-19 infection. Non experimental research design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted among 200 mothers in selected hospital at Kollam district in order to assess the knowledge of mothers regarding prevention and management of Covid 19 in children. The study sample was selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique. The tool used for the data collection consisted of demographic performa and knowledge questionnaire. The analysis of the data were done by descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the present study revealed that there is an association of knowledge with demographic variable, previous knowledge about COVID-19 infection, and no association with age, occupation, number of children, gender of children, type of family, monthly income.
Keywords: Assess, knowledge, structured questionnaire, preventive measures of COVID-19.
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