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International Journal of Research in Paediatric Nursing

P-ISSN: 2664-1291, E-ISSN: 2664-1305, Impact Factor: RJIF 5.6
International Journal of Research in Paediatric Nursing
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2021, Vol. 3, Issue 2, Part A

Effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding prevention of household poison in children (6-12yr) among mother

Kamlesh Singh, Neelam Awasthi and Sujata Shah

The term poisoning indicates a chemical injury has occurred to a body system. The combination of small weight and curiosity, lack of fear and evolving mobility, place all children at risk of injury or death from toxic exposure and ingestion. The most common age for poisoning death in India is 1 to 4 years. More than 90% of all poison exposure occurs in homes. Most poisonings occur as a result of oral ingestion. Each year, accidental poisonings from medicines and household chemicals kill. Finding showed that the post test mean knowledge is 24.07 which is higher than the pre-test mean knowledge that is 13.45. The mean difference between pre-test and post test score is 10.62. The „t‟ value was computed to determine the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding prevention on household poisoning in children. The computed t‟ value is 34.12 found to be significant at 0.0 5% level of significance.
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How to cite this article:
Kamlesh Singh, Neelam Awasthi, Sujata Shah. Effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding prevention of household poison in children (6-12yr) among mother. Int J Res Paediatric Nurs 2021;3(2):29-30. DOI: 10.33545/26641291.2021.v3.i2a.74
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