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Journal of Community & Adult Health Nursing

Volume 2, Issue 1, 2026
Mcmed International
Journal of Community & Adult Health Nursing
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3117-4302 (Print), 3117-4310 (Online)
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bi-annual
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A PRE-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME AND AN INFORMATION BOOKLET ON THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HOME-CARE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES AMONG MOTHERS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN AT MELVISHARAM
Author
Archana V*, Jaya Bharathi A
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Home-care management, Common childhood illnesses, Under-five children, Planned teaching programme, Mothers’ knowledge
Abstract
Common childhood illnesses such as fever, diarrhea, and respiratory infections contribute significantly to morbidity among under-five children. Mothers play a crucial role in the early recognition and home-care management of these illnesses. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme and an information booklet on the knowledge regarding home-care management of common childhood illnesses among mothers of under-five children at Melvisharam. A pre-experimental one-group pretest– posttest design was adopted, and 100 mothers were selected using a non-probability convenience sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire. The findings revealed that in the pretest, 65% of mothers had inadequate knowledge, 30% had moderate knowledge, and 5% had adequate knowledge. Following the intervention, 70% of mothers attained adequate knowledge. The mean posttest score (25.84 ± 2.96) was significantly higher than the pretest score (12.46 ± 3.12) (t = 21.64, p < 0.001). The study concludes that planned teaching programmes supported with information booklets effectively improve mothers’ knowledge
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