“Effectiveness of Hands-on Skill Training Program for Choking among the Mothers of Under Five Children in Selected Area.”

Abstract

Purpose: Aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of hands on skill training program for choking among the mothers of under five children in selected area.

Methods: This study used a quasi- experimental research design (one-group pretest-posttest design). Subjects for the current study were mothers (in the age group 20 – 45 years) of under five children, were selected by using simple random sampling technique. Researcher used the hands on skill training program with training manual to develop skills among the mothers of under five children regarding choking. The study was conducted during rural community postings focusing mothers residing in rural areas.

Results: The statistical analysis based study objectives revealed that there was significant improvement in knowledge scores of mothers of under five children. In pretest, 70% of the mothers of under five children had poor knowledge & 30% of them had average knowledge regarding choking. In posttest, 18% of them had average knowledge and 82% of them had good knowledge regarding choking. This indicates that the knowledge among mothers improved remarkably after skill training program.

Fisher’s exact test was used for finding association between the level of knowledge regarding hands on skill training of choking and selected demographic variables. Since p-value corresponding to monthly income of the family was small (less than 0.05), only monthly income of the family was found to have significant association with the knowledge.

Conclusion: The study findings conclude that hands on skill training program is effective to improve knowledge regarding choking.