• Vishal Vilas Shinde
• Mrs. Smita Aher
• Dr. Rajendra D. Lamkhede

Today’s Children are the citizens of tomorrow. They deserve to inherit a safer, fairer and healthier world. There is no task more important than safe guarding their environment. The future development of our children depends on their enjoying good health today. A house is an exciting place for infants and small children, who love to explore but aren’t aware of the potential dangers. Life can’t be risk-free, but most household accidents can be prevented by utilizing a household safety list. The incidence of accidental injuries is increasing in India, especially home accidents in children. Hence the knowledge of mothers is essential for undertaking measures to prevent them. Unintentional injury remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. The aim of a study was to describe the mother’s education and her knowledge in relation to home accidents prevention in rural area. Study design, a cross-sectional descriptive study design will be adopted in this study. The sample size will be 60 mothers from loni village; this number will drawn by a systematic random sampling technique by visiting anganwadi in the village. The mother’s will be interviewed through an Anganwadi visits. The conclusion of this study will reveal that, mothers of preschooler are well educated about preventive measures or not. OBJECTIVES 1. To assess the knowledge regarding prevention of home accident among mother of preschooler 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching Program regarding knowledge of mothers regarding prevention of home accident among preschooler 3. To find out the association between knowledge score regarding prevention of home accident with their selected demographic variable of mother of preschoolers. METHODOLOGY: A quasi experimental research design with pre-test and post-test, control group design was used in this study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding prevention of home accident among the mothers of under-five children in selected anganwadi. The sampling technique was use in this study is Non-Probability convenient purposive sampling technique. The data was collected from 60 mothers of under five children who were selected by using is Non Probability convenient purposive sampling technique, who meet the inclusion criteria. Before the data collection the purpose of study was explained to them and consent were taken from the samples to participate in the study. The appropriate statistical methods used for data analysis. RESULT: The Demographic data showed that 26 (86.6%) were belongs to the age of 41-50 years, 26 (86.6%) were belongs to the age of 41-50 years, 24 (80%) were from nuclear family, 12 (40%) were had degree education, 13(43.3. %) had primary education, 24 (80.0%) were cooly, 18(60%) fall below Rs. 3000 salary. II. Level of knowledge regarding prevention of home accidents and its preventive measures among the mothers of under-five childrens in slected anganwadi. in pretest 18(60%) had low level of knowledge, 8( 26.7%)had average level of knowledge, 4 subjects(13.3%)had very low level of knowledge and none of the subjects had high, and very high knowledge in pretest among experimental group regarding effects of home accident and its preventive measures. III. Evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching on knowledge regarding effects home accident and its preventive measures among mother’s of under five children at selected Anganwadi in pretest 18(60%) had low level of knowledge, 8 (26.7%) had average level of knowledge,4 subjects(13.3%)had very low level of knowledge and none of the subjects had high, and very high knowledge in pretest among experimental group. the post test in experimental group most of the subjects 25 (83.3%) had very high knowledge; 2(6.7%) high level of knowledge,3(10%) scored average level of knowledge. Hence none of the subjects in experimental group had very low and low level of knowledge.

Home accidents, structured teaching program, preschool children, mothers, Anganwadi, prevention, knowledge.

"“A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Home Accidents among Mothers of Preschooler children’s in Selected Anganwadi.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 8, page no.g172-g179, August-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2508622.pdf

"“A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Home Accidents among Mothers of Preschooler children’s in Selected Anganwadi.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 8, page no. ppg172-g179, August-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2508622.pdf