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Background: Worm infestation is the major problem in our country. Under five children can be easily affected by worm infestation. Mother has the responsibility in taking care of the children, so the knowledge of the mothers is necessary to reduce the risk of getting infection among under five children. The majority worm infestation caused for the children under five is eating of raw meats, unhealthy habits, touching of the soil and so on.

Method: A descriptive study was conducted and research approach adopted for this study was non experimental approach. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample for this study. The sample consisted of was mothers of under five children who were residing in the selected area of Jammu. The study was conducted in Kirpind area of Jammu. Self-structured knowledge questionnaire and Likert scale was used to collect data.

Result: Findings of the study revealed, 44% of mothers had moderate knowledge, 38% of mothers had inadequate knowledge and only 18% of mothers had adequate knowledge regarding prevention of worm infestation. The mean score of knowledge was 13.53 and standard deviation was 6.619. 45% of mothers had positive attitude and 55% of mothers had negative attitude regarding prevention of worm infestation. The mean score of attitude score was 39.27 and standard deviation was 21.08.

Conclusion: The present study concluded that majority of mothers had moderate knowledge and negative attitude regarding prevention of worm infestation. The findings suggest that the awareness about prevention of worm infestation can be beneficial for the mothers.

 Keywords: Knowledge; Attitude; Mothers; Worm Infestation; Prevention; Under Five Children

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