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IMNCI is a strategy that integrates all available measures for health promotion, prevention and integrated management of childhood diseases through their early detection and effective treatment, and promotion of healthy habits within the family and community.1 IMNCI delivers child health interventions to mothers and children who need them. It dose this by improving key family practices to better prevent illness in the home, managing illness when it occurs and seeking preventive and curative services when necessary. This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching on knowledge regarding management of selected disease as per IMNCI Guidelines among the mothers of under-five children. Quantitative research approach with Pre-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design was used for this study. Samples were mothers of under five children attending  selected anganwadies. Non probability purposive sampling technique was chosen. Data was collected by Using  self-structured questionnaire consisting 23 question related to management of selected diseases according to IMNCI guidelines. Study findings revealed that 90 % mothers had average knowledge, 10% mothers good knowledge score whereas in the post test maximum mothers that is 66% were in the excellent grade and 34% mothers were  having good knowledge grade. The mean value of pre-test score is 10.22 with standard deviation of 1.75. The post-test mean value is 16.66 with standard deviation 2.1 and the p value obtained in the study is 0.0001 this proves that there is significant increase in post test score so planned teaching was effective. This study concludes the knowledge of mothers was increased and they were acquired by the management of selected disease as per IMNCI Guidelines.

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