Determinants of Toilet Training Awareness among Mothers in Siddharthnagar Municipality of Rupandehi District, Nepal

ABSTRACT Introduction: Toilet training if not trained can leads the children to experience psychological problems.  Mother’s alertness plays a very important role in toilet training which is vital for the better growth and development of a child. Thus the objective of the study was to find out the d...

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Published in:Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences 2023-04, Vol.6 (1)
Main Authors: Bhattarai, Sigma, Bhusal, Chet Kant
Format: Article
Language:English
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Keywords: Awareness, Determinants, Mothers, Toilet training
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Summary:ABSTRACT Introduction: Toilet training if not trained can leads the children to experience psychological problems.  Mother’s alertness plays a very important role in toilet training which is vital for the better growth and development of a child. Thus the objective of the study was to find out the determinants of awareness regarding toilet training among mothers. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study design was carried out among 100 mothers of children aged 1-3 years using non- probability purposive sampling technique of Siddharthnagar Municipality, ward number 3, Rupandehi Nepal. Semi-structured interview schedule from 19th September to 3rdOctober 2021was used to collect data, which were analyzed using descriptive (frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (chi-square) with Statistical Package for Social Software version 20. Results: The study findings revealed 49% of mothers had high level of awareness regarding toilet training. There was significant association between level of awareness with age (p=
ISSN:2616-0064
2676-1327
DOI:10.61814/jkahs.v6i1.658