DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2025.v13i03.017

Pages: 704-732

The research design adopted for the study was pre experimental research design method. The research approach selected for the study was one group pre-test, post-test research approach. Non probability convenient sampling was used for the study. 50 mothers with Pre-schoolers were selected for the study. The tool used for the data collection was structured knowledge questionnaire which has two sections. Section-A provides about socio-demographic data and Section-B deals with the knowledge regarding prevention of bronchitis among mothers with Pre-schoolers. Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of frequencies, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square values, correlation co-efficient and ‘t’ test. The higher percent of respondents (42%) found in the age group of 24-29years, 38% of them were secondary education, 36% of them were housewife’s, Hindus (68%) is considered as majority group, 42% have monthly income of Rs.10001-15000, 44% have 2 number of children, 24% have previous knowledge on prevention of bronchitis. During pre-test (68%) majority of the mothers with Pre-schoolers were having inadequate level of knowledge regarding prevention of bronchitis. In the post-test all the mothers showed improvement in their knowledge, 90% were having adequate level of knowledge, 10% of them were having moderate level of knowledge and none of them were possessing inadequate level of knowledge. This shows that the planned teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge of the mothers with Pre-schoolers regarding prevention of bronchitis. The chi-square value of the pre-test level of knowledge were significant at p<0.05 level which showed that there was a significant association between educational status, number of children, previous knowledge and source of information regarding prevention of bronchitis. The findings of the study concluded that mothers with Pre-schoolers had inadequate level of knowledge ...