Basma Mohamed Abdel Rahman
Asst. Professor
Effect of Educational Package for Mothers regarding Stunting among Children under Five Years
Egyptian Journal of Health Care • 2021
Publication Information
Authors
Basma Mohamed Abdelrahman 1, Hedya Fathy Mohey El-Deen2, Rasha Rady El Said
Keywords
Children under Five, Educational Package, Mothers, Stunting
Journal
Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Publisher
Basma Mohamed Abdelrahman
Volume
12
Issue
4
Pages
Not Available
publication.type
Local
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
Basma Mohamed Abdel Rahman_second.pdf
Abstract
Stunting is the most noticeable physical symptom of long-term malnutrition. It is largely an
irreversible result of poor nutrition and repeated infections in the first five years of a child's life. Aim: This
study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational package for mothers regarding stunting among children
under five years. Design. Quasi- experimental design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at
Maternal and Child Health Center at Benha City in Egypt. Sampling: Simple random sample of 378 mothers
were included. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection; tool I: An interviewing questionnaire
consisted of four parts to assess mothers‟ socio-demographic characteristics, child personal data, mothers‟
knowledge about stunting and growth charts and maternal and child reported nutritional practices. Tool II;
An Observational checklist to observe mothers‟ practices regarding measuring anthropometric
measurements of children under five years. Results: The mean age of the studied mothers was 26.33±5.39
years. There were statistically significant improvements (P
irreversible result of poor nutrition and repeated infections in the first five years of a child's life. Aim: This
study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational package for mothers regarding stunting among children
under five years. Design. Quasi- experimental design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at
Maternal and Child Health Center at Benha City in Egypt. Sampling: Simple random sample of 378 mothers
were included. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection; tool I: An interviewing questionnaire
consisted of four parts to assess mothers‟ socio-demographic characteristics, child personal data, mothers‟
knowledge about stunting and growth charts and maternal and child reported nutritional practices. Tool II;
An Observational checklist to observe mothers‟ practices regarding measuring anthropometric
measurements of children under five years. Results: The mean age of the studied mothers was 26.33±5.39
years. There were statistically significant improvements (P