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@article{207850,
        author = {Ms. Khushboo Lautre and Mr. Sandesh Sonawane},
        title = {Effect of health education among mothers related to lead poisoning in children residing at selected urban regions of Maharashtra},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {3},
        pages = {2992-2997},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=207850},
        abstract = {Lead poisoning is a significant environmental health problem that adversely affects the physical, cognitive, and behavioural development of children. Mothers play a vital role in preventing lead exposure through early identification of risk factors and implementation of preventive measures. Therefore, enhancing mothers' knowledge through health education is essential for the prevention of childhood lead poisoning. The present study was conducted to assess the effect of health education among mothers regarding lead poisoning in children residing in selected urban regions of Maharashtra. 
A quantitative research approach with a true experimental randomized control group design was adopted. The study included 210 mothers (105 in the experimental group and 105 in the control group) selected through simple random sampling from two selected urban regions of Maharashtra. Data were collected using a health education consisting of demographic variables and knowledge questions related to lead poisoning in children. Following the pretest, health education was administered to the experimental group, while the control group received no intervention. A post-test was conducted after seven days using the same tool to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.
The findings revealed that both groups had comparable demographic characteristics before the intervention. Pretest knowledge levels regarding lead poisoning in children were similar in the experimental and control groups. Following the health education intervention, the experimental group demonstrated a marked improvement in knowledge, whereas the control group showed only minimal change. The difference between pretest and post-test knowledge scores in the experimental group was statistically highly significant (p < 0.0001), confirming the effectiveness of the health education programme. Significant associations were observed between posttest knowledge scores and selected demographic variables, including age, educational status, and source of information, whereas no significant association was found with other selected variables.
The study concludes that health education is an effective intervention for improving mothers' knowledge regarding lead poisoning in children. The findings highlight the importance of health education in increasing awareness, promoting preventive practices, and reducing the risk of lead poisoning among children. The study recommends incorporating regular health education sessions into community health services to enhance mothers' knowledge and contribute to better child health outcome.},
        keywords = {health education, knowledge scores, lead poisoning in children, mothers},
        month = {August},
        }