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| | | Article Name : | | | Effectiveness of Health Education on Knowledge
among Mothers regarding Protein Malnutrition in
under Five year Age Group Children in Rural
Community | | Author Name : | | | ELISHBA WASEEM, MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN, MUHAMMAD AFZAL, Prof. Dr. SYED AMIR GILLANI | | Publisher : | | | Bridge Center | | Article URL : |  | | | Abstract : | | | Background: Protein malnutrition commonly seen in 2 to 5
years of age group in many under developed countries. This could be
due to lack of awareness about nutritive value of foods, faulty feeding
practices, ignorance plays a major role in the development of Protein
malnutrition in early ages of life. This leads to hampering of physical
and mental development of the child.
Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the
effectiveness of health education on knowledge among mothers
regarding protein energy malnutrition in under-five year age group
children in rural community
Methodology: Quasi experimental study is used to assess the
Effectiveness of teaching program among mothers on knowledge
regarding protein energy malnutrition in under five year children. The sample size of mothers is 70 in resident of Ali Raza Abad. The
convenient sampling technique is used for data collection.
Results: The results of the study showed that there is
significance of Effective teaching program among mothers on
knowledge regarding protein energy malnutrition in under five year
children. The mean before interventions is (6.99) and standard
deviation is (1.210) while the mean after the interventions is (14.91)
and the standard deviation is (2.289). This educational intervention is
highly effective because the significance (P-Value is 0.00)
Conclusion: The study findings revealed that health
education on protein energy malnutrition is effective in improving the
knowledge of mothers under five year. | | Keywords : | | | Protein Malnutrition, Knowledge, Health Education,
Effectiveness, Rural Community, Under Five Children.
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