The amruthum nutrimix is a health supplement provided by ICDS to satisfy nutritional requirements of the children of Kerala between the age group of 6 months to 3 years. Under nutrition in children is a wide spread health problem in our country. ICDS address the problem of malnutrition has been unsuccessful even after three decades of implementation. Amruthum nutrimix given to underfive children is not utilized due to tedious mode of preparation and unlikable taste. During the period of community health nursing posting, the researcher visited an anganwadi in Pallithottam where majority of the student children will come to anganwadi at morning with pre processed food packets like bingo, lays and kurkure though each student was the benefactor of amruthum nutrimix. Many parents do not have enough knowledge concerning the nutritive value of it. They use them as poultry feed or wasting the product without knowing its utility. So researcher felt the need to provide awareness regarding the proper use amruthum nutrimix. Quantitative research approach, pre experimental one group pretest posttest design was used in research. The results of the study showed that, the mean pretest score of experimental group is 6.15±1.90 and posttest score of experimental group is 12.73±2.01. And calculated â??tâ?? value 23.87 is greater than table value at 0.05 level of significance. There was no significant association between levels of knowledge and demographic variables such as age of mother, religion, occupation, education, type of family and annual income. Since the tabulated values were more than calculated value at 0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that, the calculated â??tâ?? value 23.87 is greater than table value at 0.05 level of significance. So there is a significant difference in posttest knowledge scores before and after intervention. This shows that the interventional programme is effective in improving knowledge regarding use of amruthum nutrimix among mothers of under five children in selected urban anganwadis. There was no significant association between levels of knowledge and demographic variables such as age of mother, religion, occupation, education, type of family and annual income. Since the tabulated values were more than calculated value at 0.05 level of significance.
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