A Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge and Practice Regarding Child Rearing Practice among Working and Non- Working Mothers of 1 to 3 Years of Children at Selected Urban Communities of Raipur

Introduction: As we all know that a child is the future of one's nation. A child's mind is just like a mud. He/she can be shaped in any way whatever the parents/caretakers want, like a potter makes a pot in different shapes using mud. So many differences among Indians. It is impossible to describe a defined set of customs and beliefs about the child rearing practices such as socio- economic status, education, as individual experiences vary from family to family Aims: The aim of the study was to assess and compare the knowledge and practice on child rearing practices among working and non-working mothers by self- Structured Questionnaire in selected community areas. Materials and Methods: An extensive review of literature was undertaken. Quantitative non-experimental cross sectional comparative research approach is used. The sample size consisted of 100 mothers (50 working and 50 non-working mothers) selected from the urban community areas of Mowa Raipur by using purposive sampling technique. The data were collected using a self-Structured Questionnaire and the Tool was organized in three parts. (Demographic variables, Knowledge and Practice questions on child rearing practices). The average time given for completion of the questions was 45 minutes in each mother. Results: The data was analyzed using the descriptive and inferential statistics where the result shows that the assessment of knowledge in working mothers 66% & In nonworking mothers 74% had average knowledge, In working 32% & In non- working mothers had 24% good knowledge, In working & non-working mothers both 2% had of excellent knowledge .The mean of knowledge among working mothers was 20.32 and mean % was 50.8%. And Mean of knowledge among non-working mothers was 19.62 and mean %was 49.05% Mean for overall of knowledge among working and non-working mothers was 19.97 and mean percent was 49.93%. The result shows that the assessment of practice in working mothers 72% & In non- working mothers 82% had average practice, In working 18% & In non-working mothers had 14% good practice, Correlation is computed by Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation (r = -0.66), there is moderately positive correlation between knowledge and practice, it shows that when knowledge increases, practice will also increases. Association is computed by applying ‘chi square Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that non-working mothers had more (average) knowledge and practice than working mothers regarding child rearing practices.