A Study: A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the effectiveness of Steam Inhalation with Tulsi Leaves and Turmeric powder to relieve the symptoms of Common cold among the children in selected community area of Nerchowkdistt. Mandi (H.P)

Abstract

Children’s health reflects the National health and wealth. Respiratory diseases are very often found in children’s especially in school children’s. It is one of the leading causes of mortality and mortality in young Children. India has 440 million children and about 27 million children are born each year in India. But nearly 2 million of them do not live to the age of 5. Acute respiratory infections are leading cause of child mortality (30%) in India. Hence the study “A Quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of steam inhalation with tulsi leaves and turmeric powder to relieve the symptoms of common cold among children in selected community areas at, District, Mandi (H.P.).The study was conducted at community area of Nerchowk Distt. Mandi. TheNerchowk was nearby 180 children in the community area. Among them total number of children selected were 40. The children were selected for study by simple random sampling technique. The checklist was use to assess the effectiveness of tulsi leaves inhalation with turmeric powder for relieving common cold. The data collected was analyzed was done with Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics. The result of study depicts that among 40 children, 20 children were in Experimental group and 20 children were in Control group. The result of study depicts that in pre-test symptoms of common cold among Experimental group children, out of 20 children majority of 14(70%) have moderate cold, 6(30%) of them have severe cold and none of them have mild cold. In comparison to control group, out of 20 children majority of 13(65%) have moderate cold, 7(35%) of them have severe cold and none of them have mild cold and in post-test symptoms of common cold among Experimental group children, out of 20 children majority of 16(80%) have mild cold (1-6), 4(20%) of them have moderate cold and none of them have severe cold. In comparison to control group, out of 20 children majority of 17(85%) have moderate cold, 3(15%) of them have severe cold and none of them have mild cold. The findings of the study showed that the mean score of pre-test and post-test assessment on symptoms of common cold among the children in experimental and control group. The mean score of experimental group pre- test 12.05 (SD= 1.468) and post-test 2.95(SD= 3.762) respectively. In control group the mean score of pre-test 11.950(SD=1.276) and post test 11.90(SD=1.165 respectively.It means after assessment of effectiveness of steam inhalation with tulsi leaves and turmeric powder the symptoms of common cold among the children are improved.