Volume : 4, Issue : 10, October - 2015

A study to assess the level of knowledge on prevention of urinary tract infection among the mothers of under five girl children at paediatric department in selected tertiary hospital, Kelambakkam,kanchipuram district,Tamilnadu, India

Athira P. S. , Banupriya. T, Subbulakshmi. S

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;A descriptive study to assess the level of knowledge on prevention of Urinary tract infection among the mothers of under five girl children at Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute. The objectives are to assess the existing level of knowledge &amp; association on prevention of urinary tract infection and selected demographic variables. The non probability- purposive sampling technique &amp; structured interview schedule were used to assess the variables among 30 samples. . The mean value of knowledge is 15.75 and the standard deviation is 2.63. The study shows that 30% of mothers are not having adequate knowledge, hence health education for the mothers can be incorporated to improve the mother&rsquo;s knowledge.</p>