• Sr. Jolly Sebastian
• Dr. Vijay Laxmi Verma.

ABSTRACT The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding vaccine preventable diseases and improve the knowledge level of mothers of under five children. As many as 9.7 million children below the age of five die from preventable diseases worldwide. India accounts for 2.1 million deaths from vaccine preventable diseases. Immunization is the single most important way parents can protect their children against serious diseases. An evaluative research approach was adopted and quasi-experimental, one group pre-test post-test design was used in this study. Using a non- probability convenient sampling technique 60 Mothers who had children below five years of age were selected from a rural community of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of mothers of under-five children and administered the structured teaching programme. After 7days post test was conducted using same knowledge questionnaire. Data were analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study was statistically significant at 0.05 level. The total mean post-test knowledge score of 17.36 was higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score 5.53 and the SD for pre-test knowledge was 1.96 and SD for post-test knowledge score was 1.58. The study showed that there is a significant improvement in the knowledge of mothers of under-five children on vaccine preventable diseases after the administration of structured teaching programme. The present study aids to provide knowledge regarding vaccine preventable diseases to mothers who have under-five children.

Keywords :- Effectiveness , Mothers of under-five children , Structured teaching programme, Vaccine preventable diseases

"Title:- Knowledge of mothers of under-five children regarding vaccine preventable diseases; a quasi-experimental study.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no.k330-k336, June-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2306A40.pdf

"Title:- Knowledge of mothers of under-five children regarding vaccine preventable diseases; a quasi-experimental study.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 6, page no. ppk330-k336, June-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2306A40.pdf