A Study on Knowledge of Fathers on Prevention of Accidents among Their Under-five Children

Author(s)	Mutalikadesai S
Country	India
Abstract	A study was conducted to assess the knowledge of fathers on prevention of accidents among under five children in paediatric OPD. By using convenience sampling technique 30 fathers were selected for the study and used semi structured knowledge questionnaire consists of 30 questions along with selected demographic data. The results of the study shows that majority (56.66%) had poor knowledge, 26.66% had average knowledge and only 16.66% of fathers had good knowledge on prevention of accidents among fathers of under-five children. The study concludes that parental education is required on prevention of accidents among parents.
Keywords	knowledge, fathers of under-five, prevention of accidents
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023
Published On	2023-11-27
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.9579
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gs63sc

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