Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programe on Knowledge of Mothers of under Five Children on Domiciliary Management and Prevention of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

In the present study, Quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of structure teaching programme on domiciliary management and prevention of upper respiratory tract infections among the mothers of under five children at urban slums. The study was conducted in selected urban slums at Bangalore. The sample consisted of 60 mothers, experimental Group30 and Control Group-30. Purposive sampling technique was adapted to select subjects. A structure interview schedule was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used for data analysis. The research concluded that structure teaching programme was effective mean to improve knowledge of the mothers regarding domiciliary management and prevention of upper respiratory infections.