Author(s):
Amina Sherin, Anju Thomas, Babitha PG. Goutham Krishna PR, Megha Rarichan, Nikitha John, Senol P Sajan, Dhanyamol MM
Email(s):
dhanyamanohar3@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2454-2652.2026.00020 
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Amina Sherin1, Anju Thomas1, Babitha PG1. Goutham Krishna PR1, Megha Rarichan1, Nikitha John1, Senol P Sajan1, Dhanyamol MM2
1Professor, Velankanni Matha College of Nursing, Thellakom, Kottayam, India.
28th Semester B.Sc. Nursing Students, Velankanni Matha College of Nursing, Thellakom, Kottayam, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 14,
Issue - 2,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of 90 mothers of under five children in Kottayam district. Samples were selected by non-probability purposive sampling technique. Data were collected by using structured knowledge questionnaire and modified Likert scale to assess the knowledge and attitude of mothers of under five children. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. This study shows that 46.66% of mothers had good knowledge and 72.22% of them had positive attitude towards the impact of mobile phone usage among under five children. A moderate to positive correlation was found between the knowledge and attitude of mothers on impact of mobile phone usage among under five children. Additionally, a strong association was between the knowledge and attitude of mothers of under-five and their educational status. A validated self- instructional module on impact of mobile phone usage among mothers of under-five was prepared and distributed to all mothers after data collection process.
Cite this article:
Amina Sherin, Anju Thomas, Babitha PG. Goutham Krishna PR, Megha Rarichan, Nikitha John, Senol P Sajan, Dhanyamol MM. A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude on Impact of Mobile Phone usage among the mothers of under five children. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management.2026;14(2):95-8. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2026.00020
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Amina Sherin, Anju Thomas, Babitha PG. Goutham Krishna PR, Megha Rarichan, Nikitha John, Senol P Sajan, Dhanyamol MM. A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude on Impact of Mobile Phone usage among the mothers of under five children. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management.2026;14(2):95-8. doi: 10.52711/2454-2652.2026.00020 Available on: https://ijanm.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-14-2-6
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