Assess the Knowledge Regarding Hand Foot Mouth Disease among Mothers of under five Children in Selected Community

The present study aims to assess the knowledge regarding hand foot mouth disease among mothers of under five children in selected community. METHODS AND MATERIALS Quantitative approach with descriptive research design was adopted for the present study. A total 60 mothers were recruited as samples by using purposive sampling technique. The current study was conducted in Chinnavalarpuram community area. The level of knowledge on hand foot mouth disease among mothers was assessed by using structured knowledge questionnaire. RESULTS The present study revealed that 34 56.7 of the mothers had inadequate knowledge, 07 11.6 had moderate knowledge and 19 31.7 had adequate knowledge. The demographic variable education showed significant association with the level of knowledge on hand foot mouth disease at p 0.01 CONCLUSION The present study assessed the level of knowledge on hand foot mouth disease among mothers of under five children and though education showed significant association, other demographic variables had no significant association and the majority of mothers had inadequate knowledge. Logambal. K | S. Soundariya | S. Yogalakshmi "Assess the Knowledge Regarding Hand Foot Mouth Disease among Mothers of under-five Children in Selected Community" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-6 , October 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd52002.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/52002/assess-the-knowledge-regarding-hand-foot-mouth-disease-among-mothers-of-underfive-children-in-selected-community/logambal-k