WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Pradnya Suresh Mhalgi*, Sachin Dolare, Mahesh Ghuge, Saurabh Dipke, Avanti Gaikwad, Divya Giram and Shubhangi Sonawane

ABSTRACT

Under-nutrition is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world, more so in developing nations. Being a major burden of ill health, it has been accountable for 60% of the 10.9 million deaths that occur annually among children under five years of age. The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge level of parents of under five children about prevention of protein energy malnutrition and giving information booklet after assessing their knowledge. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge regarding prevention of protein energy malnutrition among the parents of five-year children in selected areas of community. To find out the association between knowledge of parents of under five-year children with their selected demographic variables. To develop the information booklet on knowledge regarding prevention of protein energy malnutrition. Research methodology: Non-experimental descriptive research design and Quantitative approach and Purposive Sampling Technique were used for this study. The study population were under five-year children?s parents in selected area of community with sample size 100. Result: In this study p-values for some demographical variables are large (p value = ?0.05) and for the one variable that is small (p value = ?0.05). Education variables p value is 0.0122 that is smaller than (p value = ?0.05) so education variable is associated with the level of knowledge of parents of under five-year children. Since all the p value are large (p value = ?0.05) for the other demographic variables that was found to non -significant association with the knowledge. There is 8% parents having poor knowledge, 51% have Average knowledge And 41% parents having good knowledge. Summary: The present study was designed to assess knowledge of protein energy malnutrition in selected community areas using a knowledge self structured questionnaire and information booklet on prevention of protein energy malnutrition under five year children. Conclusion: It concluded that there was moderate knowledge among the parents of under five children regarding prevention of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM). There is need to give the knowledge about PEM to parents to prevent children from malnutrition and further disease which can affect the children?s future. We have to give the information regarding the PEM too community people to prevent children?s future.

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