Effect of Mothers’ Nutritional Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices in Childcare on the Growth of Children | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 22, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2021, Pages 371-382 PDF (385.97 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.161003 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed1; Farida Kamel Yousef Ali2; Eman Sayed Masoed Sayed3 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Suez Canal University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assistant professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Well education about nutrition can improve maternal nutritional knowledge and practices significantly, that improve the growth of children. Aim: Assess the effect of mothers’ nutritional knowledge, attitude, and practices in childcare on the growth of children. Subjects and method: Design: An analytical cross-sectional study research design was conducted for 100 mothers and their children aged 6-23 months in Medical Pediatric Out-Patient Clinic in Sohag University Hospital. Tools for data collection: Four tools were used to collect the data in the current study, tool (I): A structured questionnaire that consisted of two parts: part (1): Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers of children, part (2): Demographic characteristics of children, tool (II): Anthropometric measurement tool, and tool (III): Nutrition-related KAP model questionnaires (Module 2: Feeding young children (6–23 months), and tool (IV): Modified Fahmy and ElSherbini scale. Results: it observed that a significant positive relationship was detected between knowledge, attitude, and practices and WFA (r = 0.26, P = 0.0001) and between WFH (r = 0.11, P = 0.02). In the studied young children, it was observed that 54% of young children between 6-8 months consume the recommended and 59% of young children between 9 and 23 months consume more than recommended. Conclusion: Mothers’ nutritional knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding childcare have positively affected the growth of children. Recommendations: Educational programs about balanced nutrition for children aged 6-23 should be taught to all mothers. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Mothers’ nutritional knowledge; attitude; and practices; childcare practices; growth of children | ||
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