A study to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers of under five children regarding prevention of Protein Energy Malnutrition

Abstract: Protein Energy Malnutrition is a public health problem in under five children and mothers are mainly responsible for that. So this study was conducted to assess knowledge Attitude and Practices of mothers of under than five children regarding Protein Energy Malnutrition and its prevention. This study was conducted on 300 mothers of under five children residing at selected rural community, Jaipur (Rajasthan) area. Data were collected by using structured interview questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found that 80% of mothers of under five children had inadequate knowledge, 43.3% were having favorable attitude and only 10% were having good practices regarding prevention of PEM. So it was concluded from this study that mothers of under five children had poor knowledge of PEM and were not much aware regarding prevention of PEM. It is suggested that IEC activities should be done in this area regarding PEM and its prevention. Keywords: Mothers of under Five Children, Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM), Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP). Title: A study to assess knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers of under five children regarding prevention of Protein Energy Malnutrition Author: Dr. Harish Kumar Sharma, Mr. Gagan Deep International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 10, Issue 1, April 2022 - September 2022 Page No: 84-89 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 28-June-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6771266 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/a-study-to-assess-knowledge-attitude-and-practices-of-mothers-of-under-five-children-regarding-prevention-of-protein-energy-malnutritionInternational Journal of Healthcare Sciences, ISSN 2348-5728 (Online), Research Publish Journals, Website: www.researchpublish.co