• Alphonse Augustine
• Adila Abdul kareem
• Arya O
• Shine Thomas
• Dr. Assuma Beevi T M, Mithu Joy

The present study investigates the “Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge of mothers regarding growth and development of toddlers at selected Anganwadis of Vazhayoor Panchayath”. The study was conducted among 30 mothers of toddlers who were attending the Anganwadis of Vazhayoor Panchayath, Malappuram district. Nola J Pender’s Health Promotion Model has been used as the theoretical framework for the study. A quantitative approach with a pre experimental one group pretest posttest design was used for this study. Initially a knowledge questionnare was generated for the study purpose and it was validated and the reliability was also established. Later a pretest has been conducted among 30 mothers of toddlers attending the Anganwadis and the pretest scores were calculated. Further a structured teaching programme was given and a posttest was conducted on the following days. The posttest score compared with pretest score by using descriptive and inferential statistics to identify the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on the knowledge level of mothers regarding growth and development of toddlers. The results of the study revealed that among the 30 sample 21(70%) had inadequate knowledge and 9(30%) had adequate knowledge before the educational intervention. On the other hand out of 30 sample 23(76.6%) have adequate knowledge and rest 7(23.3%) have inadequate knowledge after the educational intervention.There is no association between pretest knowledge score and socio demographic variables.

Keywords: Structured teaching programme, knowledge of mothers, growth and development of toddlers.

"Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge of mothers regarding growth and development of toddlers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.291-296, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907T12.pdf

"Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge of mothers regarding growth and development of toddlers", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp291-296, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907T12.pdf