Knowledge On Infant’s Milestone Among Mothers Of Infants

Mrs.Kogila.P; Ms.Mou majumder; Ms.S.Dhevadharshini; Ms.S.Parameshwari; Ms.S.Saritha

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Knowledge On Infant’s Milestone Among Mothers Of Infants

Mrs. Kogila. P, Ms. Mou Majumder, Ms. S. Dhevadharshini, Ms. S. Parameshwari, Ms. S. Saritha

Abstract :

 The infant is a dynamic, ever–changing being who undergoes an orderly and predictable sequence of neuro developmental and physical growth. This sequence is influenced continuously by intrinsic and extrinsic forces that produce individual variation and make each infant’s developmental path unique. Parents need to understand growth and development in order to monitor child’s progress, to identify delays or abnormalities in development. Therefore a descriptive study to assess the level of knowledge on infant’s milestone among the mothers of infants at pediatric department Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamilnadu, India. Was undertaken with the objectives: 1)To assess the existing level of knowledge on infant’s milestone among mothers of infants, 2)To associate the existing level of knowledge on infant’s milestone among mothers of infants with selected demographic variables. A non–experimental, descriptive study was conducted. The study sample consisted of total 30 mothers of infants. Data was analyzed by inferential statistics and presented through tables and figures. Findings revealed that Variables like, age of mother, age of child, sex of child, educational status, occupation status , Types of family, Source of knowledge, and number of children and religion were found to be non significant. The number of mothers of infants having moderate knowledge were 11(36.6%), inadequate knowledge was 19(63.3%) and adequate knowledge was 0(0%). Mean value( 9.73), and standard deviation (SD) (32.43%).