Publication: Capacity building of mothers on promoting infant development
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2005
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Public Health. Vol.3, No.1 (2005), 37-44
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Sirikul Isaranurug, Wichien Thongnop, Sutham Nanthamongkolchai, Sumalee Singhaniyom Capacity building of mothers on promoting infant development. Journal of Public Health. Vol.3, No.1 (2005), 37-44. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/2537
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Capacity building of mothers on promoting infant development
Abstract
Background: Two major factors which influence child growth and development and hereditary and
environment stimulation. The most important environments is and appropriate and effective nurturing from
parents especially mother.
Objectives : The quasi-experimental study aimed at determining the effects of capacity building
program on promoting infant development toward maternal knowledge and practice.
Methods: The experimental and control groups consisted of 36 and 38 mothers respectively who had
children aged one to nine months old and lived in urban health center serving areas in Ayutthaya Province. The
program and data collection were conducted during November 2002 to February 2003. The experimental group
regular services. A structured questionnaire was used to assess maternal knowledge, the Home Observation for
Measurement of Environment (HOME) inventory was used to observe maternal proactive and the Capute test
was used to assess infant development.
Results: After Intervention the mean score of maternal knowledge and practice of the experimental
group increased significantly compared with the control group and before experiment. After experiment the
mean developmental quotient of infants in the experimental group increased significantly compared with the
infants in the control group.
Conclusion : The effective capacity building program should be consisted of home visits and homebased
handbook incinerated with the training activity.