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@article{187699,
        author = {Dr. Sathiyaseelan G.},
        title = {Effectiveness Of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Malnutrition Among Mothers of Toddlers},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {6131-6134},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187699},
        abstract = {Background: Malnutrition among under-five children is an important concern for the health authorities in India. Malnutrition in children is widely prevalent in developing countries including India. More than 33% of deaths in 0-5 years are associated with malnutrition. Globally in 2022, 149 million children under 5 were estimated to be stunted (too short for age), 45 million were estimated to be wasted (too thin for height), and 37 million were overweight or living with obesity. The mother is the sole provider of primary care for her child for the first five years of his or her life. Her ability to provide treatment is primarily dictated by her knowledge and understanding of basic nutrition and health care. The numbers would improve dramatically if mothers were made more aware of infant feeding strategies and other health-care practices. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of malnutrition among mothers of toddlers. Methodology: A quantitative research approach was used to assess the knowledge regarding prevention of malnutrition among mothers of toddler. The research design selected was quasi-experimental one group pre-test post-test design, non- probability convenient sampling technique was used to select 50 mothers of toddler. The study was conducted in selected rural villages at Behta, Lucknow. Results: The pre intervention mean knowledge score was 12.27±3.74 after intervention it was found to be 24.52±3.94 a change of 12.25 in knowledge score was observed which was found to be statistically significant. The calculated "t" value is 16.81 more than the table value 2.56, is highly significant at <0.001 level. Conclusion: The study concluded that Structured Teaching Programme regarding prevention of malnutrition was effective.},
        keywords = {Malnutrition, Toddler, Mothers},
        month = {November},
        }