Author :
Debajyoti Roy Chowdhury,Kankana Kaishyap,Puja Phukan,Pakija khatun,Pynbiangshisha Thawbri,Rashmi Subba,Reshmi Sultana,Revekha Kharnongbteng
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Abstract :
Worm Infestations continue to be among the most common diseases affecting children from low- and middle-income countries. The study titled “A study to assess the knowledge and practices regarding the prevention of worm infestation among the mothers having children under 12 years in a selected community of Meghalaya” was carried out to explore the knowledge and practices of mothers in relation to the impact of worm infestations in children. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge and practices regarding prevention of worm infestation among the mothers of children under 12 years and to find the association between the level of knowledge and practice regarding prevention of worm infestation with the demographic variables. The research approach used was the quantitative research design. The study was conducted using a systematic sampling technique among the 105 mothers having children under 12 years of age in Mawpat, Shillong who participated in the study. Majority, i.e., 70.5% of mothers having children under 12 years of age had average knowledge regarding prevention of worm infestation, 25.7% had good knowledge and 3.8% had poor knowledge. Majority, i.e., 49.5% mothers had good practice regarding prevention of worm infestation, and 48.6% had average practice and 1.9% had poor practice regarding prevention of worm infestation.
Keyword :
Knowledge, Practice, Prevention, Mother, Children and Worm infestation