Assessment of mothers knowledge about growth monitoring in tepi Health center ,sheka zone,snnpr,ethiopia

Abstract

Back Ground- Growth monitoring is one of the curtail parts of child measuring to determine their Conditions. It refers to following child from birth through the first two to three years of life and recording the weight on growth chart. These include counseling and action to improve chilled growth in a proper way. The use of growth monitoring promotion activities can provide an entry point for households (individuals) to have their formation for child growth to guide activities address the problems identified that can hinder their growth. Objective: -To assess the knowledge of mothers about monitoring chart among mothers who attending MCH clinic at Teppi health center. Method:-Health intuition based cross- sectional convenient study method was done to assess the knowledge of mother who attended MCH clinic in Teppi health center. Data were collected using pretested open indeed questionnaire by trained data collector. Then the collected data analyses were done with scientific calculator. Result:- in this study the result Identified about awareness of mothers on Growth monitoring shows 165/54%/ were knowledgeable about GM.132/43.2% of mothers were concerned and brings their children to MCH clinic and 43/61%/ of mothers were illiterate form mothers whose not knowledgeable about GM and 27/39%/ mothers were educated and knowledgeable about GM and mothers whose have children less than three years were observed in age between 20-29yeares which accounts 124/75%/ of them were knowledgeable 7. 1 Conclusi