A study to assess the knowledge regarding sibling rivalry and its prevention among mothers of children under-twelve years in selected Hospital at Kottayam

A study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding sibling rivalry and its prevention among mothers of children under-twelve years. The study consists of 30 mothers of children under twelve years of age, were selected by convenience sampling technique. The design used was descriptive research design with quantitative approach. The tool used for the study was, structured knowledge questionnaire. The finding of the study shown that, among 30 samples 11 (36.66%) had an average knowledge and 19 (63.34%) had good knowledge regarding sibling rivalry. Among 30 mothers, 53.3% did not have any previous knowledge regarding sibling rivalry. Majority of the samples (66.6%) were Christians and remaining were Hindu. Among 30 samples, 19 (63.3%) were professionals and only 3.33% sample had primary education. Majority of samples 21 (60%) lives in joint family and the rest 12 (40%) has belong to nuclear family. There is no significant relationship between mothers’ knowledge and selected demographic variables at 0.05% level of significance.