A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HOME MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PNEUMONIA AMONG MOTHERS OF INFANTS RESIDING IN THE SELECTED COMMUNITY AREAS OF MEERUT

According to WHO, Acute pneumonia is a form of respiratory infection that affects the lungs. When an individual has pneumonia, alveoli are filled with pus and fluid which make breathing painful and limits oxygen intake. Pneumonia is the single largest infectious cause of death in children worldwide. Objectives of the study is assess the knowledge regarding home management of acute pneumonia among samples, find the association between the level of knowledge among samples with their selected demographic variables.In the study Quantitative descriptive approach was considered as appropriate to find out the level of knowledge among mothers of infants. Research design was selected for the study is a descriptive research design. This study was conducted in khadauli, Meerut. Tools was consist of two parts that is demographic variables and structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge level of mothers of infants regarding home management of acute pneumonia. The result of the study reveals that there is moderate knowledge regarding home management of acute pneumonia among mothers of infants.