A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Respiratory Tract Infection Among the Mother of Under Five Children in Selected Rural Area, Udupi District

Background: The global figures indicate that acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) is the single largest infectious cause of death among children. In India, pneumonia itself causes 17% of all deaths in children >5 years. This leads to the initiation of multiple health measures and guidelines for infants and younger children. However, being such a vast and diverse country, there remain so many gaps in the treatment, vaccination, empirical use of available antimicrobials. Objectives: The study aim to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding respiratory tract Infection among the mother of under-five years children in selected rural area, Udupi district Materials and Methods: The single arm pre-post test study carried out among Fifty mothers of under-five children in Manipura, Udupi. A structured knowledge questionnaire was prepared to assess the knowledge of mothers of under-five children regarding RTI and later the PTP was given. The reliability of the tool was tested and validity was ensured in consultation with guides and experts in the field of Nursing and Medicine. Results: The mean post-test knowledge score 27.8, is higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score of 13.2. The computed value 23.72 (p <0.05) showed that there is a highly significant difference between the pretest and post-test mean knowledge scores of 14.6. Conclusion: This study concludes that the planned teaching programme is effective in increasing the knowledge scores of mothers of under-five children on respiratory tract infection. The demographic variables of parents are not significantly associated with the knowledge scores. Keywords: Planned teaching programme, Knowledge, Respiratory tract infection