Knowledge attitude and practices of mothers of fewer than five children regarding prevention of Protein Energy Malnutrition

Abstract— Protein Energy Malnutrition is a public health problem in fewer than five children and mothers are mainly responsible for that. So this study was conducted to assess knowledge Attitude and Practices of mothers of fewer than five children regarding Protein Energy Malnutrition and its prevention. This study was conducted on 300 mothers of fewer than five children residing at Dhand Amer, Jaipur (Rajasthan) area. Data were collected by using structured interview questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. It was found that 80% of mothers of fewer than five children had inadequate knowledge, 43.3% were having favorable attitude and only 10% were having good practices regarding prevention of PEM. So it was concluded from this study that mothers of fewer than five children had poor knowledge of PEM and were not much aware regarding prevention of PEM. It is suggested that IEC activities should be done in this area regarding PEM and its prevention.