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International Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volume 10, Issue 2, 2023
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International Journal of Pediatric Nursing
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XXX-XXXX (Print), XXXX-XXXX (Online)
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bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS REGARDING SEX EDUCATION TO THEIR SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN
Author
Geethu Baby** Nithara George*, Aleena Titto, Anjana Thankachan, Anna Varghese, Annmariya Shaji, Christina Thomas, Litty Joseph, Niya John And Swathi S Pillai
Email
babygeethus@gmail.com
keyword
sex education; school going children; mothers
Abstract
This study was aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of mothers regarding sex education to their school going children in a selected area, Muvattupuzha. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of knowledge of mothers regarding sex education to their school going children; to assess the attitude of mothers regarding sex education to their school going children; to determine the correlation between knowledge and attitude of mothers regarding sex education to their school going children. A pilot study was conducted to assess the feasibility. The main study was done with 40 samples; the data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The knowledge of mothers were assessed by structured questionnaire and revealed that about 47.5% of mothers have adequate knowledge and 60% of mothers have good attitude regarding sex education. The correlation between knowledge and attitude were assessed using spearman rank correlation and the result showed that positive correlation (r=0.503) exists between knowledge and attitude of mothers regarding sex education to their school going children
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