International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

A Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Conduct Disorder in Children among Mothers of Selected Rural and Urban Areas, District Jalandhar, Punjab, 2014

Department of Psychiatric Nursing, S.G.L. Nursing College, Semi, Jalandhar, Punjab

Online published on 25 March, 2015.

Abstract

The study was conducted to assess Knowledge Regarding Conduct Disorder in Children among Mothers of selected Rural and Urban Areas, District Jalandhar, Punjab. Data was collected by structured questionnaire. The result revealed that the urban Mothers have more knowledge than rural Mothers regarding conduct disorder in children.

To assess the knowledge regarding conduct disorder in children among rural mothers.

To assess the knowledge regarding conduct disorder in children among urban mothers.

To compare the knowledge regarding conduct disorder in children between rural and urban mothers.

To find out the association between the knowledge among mothers and their selected socio demographic variables.

Research Design-Quantitative research design

Research Setting-Selected rural and urban areas, district Jalandhar, Punjab

Target Population- Selected mothers who were having children 6–12 years of age of selected areas of district Jalandhar, Punjab

Sample Size-200 mothers i.e. 100 from rural areas and 100 from urban areas.

Sampling Technique -Convenience sampling technique.

The result of the study revealed in rural area mean knowledge score was 13.68 while in urban area mean knowledge score was 19.59 regarding conduct disorder in children among mothers. So, these findings show that the urban Mothers have more knowledge than rural Mothers regarding conduct disorder in children according to their mean knowledge score.

Keywords

Knowledge, conduct disorder in children, mothers, selected rural and urban areas