Knowledge of anemia and practices of mothers of children under 3 years of age in health post, 2024

Abstract

Introduction: The present study is focused on the measures that must be taken through knowledge to prevent anemia, where we want to give guidelines about the practices applied by mothers of children under three years of age and can appreciate the reality that exists with reference to this terrible disease, in this way, to find methods that guarantee the health of the youngest children who are exposed, avoiding endangering their lives. The Objective: Determine the existing relationship between knowledge about anemia prevention and practices in mothers of three-year-old children at the health post. Lima 2024. Materials and Methods: The research will be quantitative, applied, descriptive and correlational, with a nonexperimental, transversal design. Population and Sample: 200 mothers, where there will be a sample of 132 mothers, using the questionnaire as instruments, with a Likert scale. Taking into account a study carried out by Rosario Panduro García who developed this validation in 2022, verified by expert judgment. The instrument that was used to measure the variable knowledge about anemia prevention resulted in an average of 83.72%, and the questionnaire that was used to measure the practical variable of anemia prevention obtained a score of 78.74%. average, mentioned results confirm its applicability.

Objetivo: Determinar cuál es la relación existente del conocimiento sobre prevención de anemia y prácticas en las mamás de pequeños de tres años en el puesto de salud. Lima 2024. Materiales y Métodos: La investigación será cuantitativa, de tipo aplicada, descriptiva y correlacional, de diseño no experimental, transversal. Población y Muestra: 200 mamás, donde se tendrá una muestra que será de 132 madres de familia, utilizando como instrumentos, el cuestionario, con una escala de Likert. Tomando en cuenta un estudio realizado por Rosario Panduro García quien desarrollo esta validación en el año 2022, verificado por el juicio de experto. El instrumento que se utilizó para la medición de la variable conocimientos sobre prevención de anemia dio como resultado un promedio de 83,72%, y el cuestionario que se utilizó para medir la variable práctica de prevención de anemia obtuvo un 78,74% de puntaje promedio, mencionados resultados confirman su aplicabilidad.