2024, Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part B

Introduction: Malnutrition among children under the age of five is a pervasive and complex global health issue that poses significant threats to child survival, growth, and development.

Objectives of the study: The main objective of the study to assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching program on prevention of malnutrition before and after the intervention among parents of under five children.

Methodology: The research approach used for this study was quantitative research approach. A pre-experimental research design was adopted for this present study. By using convenient sampling technique, 50 parents of under five children were selected for the present study.

Results: The present study reveals that reveals that before video assisted teaching program majority 29 (58%) of them had moderately adequate level, 21 (42%) of them had inadequate level. After video assisted teaching program majority 33 (66%) of them had moderately adequate level, 17 (34%) of them had adequate level on prevention of malnutrition.

Conclusion: The study findings concluded that majority of under five children having moderately adequate level after video assisted teaching.