Abstract: Introduction: Domestic violence has detrimental consequences in children that can last into adulthood, making it a serious problem that requires effective prevention measures. Domestic violence encompasses a wide spectrum of wrongdoings, physical, emotional, sexual as well as neglect. In the community, there has been uptick in the number of domestic violence cases. Among them were children whose parents, particularly mothers were unaware of the issues surrounding child domestic violence. Child Abuse takes place at every places, home, schools, and even work places. Even in family or home environment, child abuse occurs. These facts are often neglected in disturbed families, single parent family, families with domestic brutality etc. The consequences of the child abuse can be serious, which includes physical injuries and psychological stress. In addition to this knowledge in the parents and caretakers of the children regarding child abuse is less. Proper survey must be done to assess the knowledge among parents. Material and Method: - The research study employed a quantitative non- experimental design. For this study, 100 mothers from Pune city where chosen. Self - Structured multiple-choice questionnaires were used to collect data. Result: -The majority of samples, 68%, had average understanding of domestic violence, 23% have good knowledge and 9% have poor knowledge, with 51% permanently residing in the city and 49 % permanently residing in the country side. Conclusion: - Majority of mothers have average knowledge regarding domestic violence (68%) and some of the mothers are having poor knowledge (9%). Community health nurses should provide nurses should provide adequate knowledge regarding domestic violence by organizing education programs to improve their knowledge.

Domestic violence, consequences, Pune City