Assessment of the Level of Knowledge on Child Abuse among Parents of Children

Abstract

Introduction Children are the future of their nation. They should be protected till their full development. The awareness regarding negative effects of child abuse among their parents is very important to prevent any risk to any child. Material and Methods A quasi experimental research study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge on child abuse among parents of children with age group of 6 12 years and to find association between pre test and post test knowledge score on child abuse among parents. Sixty parents of children with the age group of 6 12 years residing in selected urban area at Sri Ganganagar were selected as sample in which each 30 samples were for experimental and control group respectively. The purposive sampling technique was used for data collection. The structured interview questionnaire was used as a tool for both the experimental and control group for pre test and post test. Results The mean post test knowledge score 23.8 of parents was higher than the mean pre test knowledge score 18.3 of parents in experimental group. The calculated ‘t’ value 23.21 , which is significant at p 0.05 level. Conclusion It indicates that the Information, Education and Communication module on child abuse was effective in improving the knowledge of the parents. Maan JS | Sobana M | Dr. W. Indira "Assessment of the Level of Knowledge on Child Abuse among Parents of Children" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30693.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/30693/assessment-of-the-level-of-knowledge-on-child-abuse-among-parents-of-children/maan-js

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Maan JS | Sobana M | Dr. W. Indira

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Maan JS, Sobana M (2020). Assessment of the Level of Knowledge on Child Abuse among Parents of Children. International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development, 4(3), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-686244