Knowledge regarding Child Development among Mothers attending Clinic of Bheri Hospital, Banke

Abstract

Introduction: Mothers should have knowledge that every child is unique in his/ her abilities. Mothers having more knowledge about child`s uniqueness and their developmental progress, prove to be more efficient mothers. A mother who has the proper knowledge of a child’s development, may be can be more alert for early screening of the child for any development. The objective of the study was to find out the knowledge of mothers regarding the development of their children.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used in this study. A total of 66 mothers with at least one child aged under three years of age were included in the study using nonprobability purposive sampling technique. A semi structured interview questionnaire was used for data collection after ethical approval from Institute Review Board of Institute of Medicine was obtained. Data analysis was done with the use of descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: Finding showed that only 21.2% respondents had good knowledge, 18.2% had average knowledge and 60.61% had poor knowledge regarding child development.

Conclusions: Mothers attending MCH clinic tend to have poor knowledge regarding child development. Therefore, Informational programs should be launched for mothers to upgrade their knowledge about child development and able them to take prompt action for any developmental deviation of their children.