International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management

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Background: All parents wish for a healthy baby but some parents though not by their choice are gifted with mentally retarded child. Some are able to cope up with such a situation and some experience psychological stress. Mothers of mentally challenged children showed more psychological distress like (denial, shock, anger, grief, guilt, embarrassment, depression, with drawl, ambivalence and fear of stigma) than other member in their families, as they are the primary caregivers for their children.

Aim: The present study was aimed to assess the psychological problems of mothers with mentally challenged children in selected special schools at Mysuru. Methodology: A descriptive survey approach was adopted for the present study. The samples were selected using Non- Probability purposive sampling. 100 mothers of mentally challenged children were selected for the present study. Data was collected with the help of following tool Proforma for selected personal variables and self administered rating scale to assess the psychological problems.

Results: Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the present study revealed that majority of the mothers were having moderate psychological problem. There is a significant association the between level of hopelessness and their age at 0.05 and it was found not significant with other variables. There is no significant association found between the level of helplessness, sadness, social isolation and agitation of mothers with mentally challenged children and their selected personal variables.

Conclusion: Mothers with mentally challenged children were having moderate psychological problems. Caring a mentally challenged child can produce great stress and a sense of imbalance in the mental health especially for mothers. Thus these mothers are in need of a wide range of support and educational programs that offer broad information about mental retardation along with therapeutic and effective strategies to address these stressors, improve their mental health and prevention of psychological problems.

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Introduction: In India, Anemia continues to be a major public health nutritional problem in India, and has adverse health and economic implications. 

Aims and objectives: The aim of the study was to screen anaemia among rural women (18-45yrs) in the selected rural area of Mysore with a view to develop an information booklet

Approach and design: In the study, exploratory descriptive approach was used.

Samples and sampling criteria: The Anemia was screened among 90 rural women by Sahli-Hellige method.

Results: Results of the study revealed that, 13.33% of women belongs to normal (>12gm/dl), 32.22% of women belongs to mild (10-12gm/dl) anaemia, 28.89% of women belongs to moderate (8-10gm/dl) anaemia and 25.56% of women belongs to severe (<8gm/dl) anaemia.

Conclusion: Thus study concludes that, there it is a need to strengthen the activities related to anemia in rural area.

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Background and objectives: The main aim of the study was to assess the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS receiving Anti-retroviral therapy from the selected Anti-retroviral therapy centre's of Mysore.

Materials and Methods: A descriptive survey was adopted. The sample of 30 people living with HIV/AIDS receiving Anti-retroviral therapy was selected by using random sampling technique. The data collection tools consist of Personal profile, structured interview questionnaire method by using WHO QOL-BREF instrument.

Results: The data analysis was done using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings of the study revealed that Psychological domain scored low scoring about quality of life.

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