A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge regarding hand foot mouth disease among mothers of under five children in a selected Anganwadis at Mangaluru

Background: School children are constantly exposed to infectious diseases both at school, at home, and in the wider social environment. Children are most susceptible to bacterial and viral infections. Methodology: The research design used in this study was the pre-experimental one group pre-test, post-test design. 60 under five mothers were selected by purposive sampling technique. The tools used for data collection was a structured knowledge questionnaire. As an intervention, administration of Planned Teaching Program on knowledge regarding Hand Foot Mouth Disease was given. Results: The study revealed that 40% of mothers were excellent, and 60% were good in terms of gaining knowledge on hand foot mouth disease after planned teaching program. In pre test Mean score was 12, SD 4.69 and mean percentage was44.44%. Whereas In post-test Mean was 21.67, SD was 3.33 and mean percentage was 80.26%. The ‘t’ test ( t 59 =25.95, p < 0.05) revealed that planned teaching program was highly effective in gaining knowledge among under five mothers. Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that planned teaching program was highly effective in gaining knowledge among under five mothers.