Devi Nileshni, Mohammadnezhad Masoud, Turagabeci Amelia
Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji.
Fiji National University, Suva, Fiji. Correspondence to: Dr Masoud Mohammadnezhad, Associate Professor in Public Health (Health Promotion), School of Public Health and Primary Care, Fiji National University, Fiji.
Indian Pediatr. 2022 Feb 15;59(2):129-131. Epub 2022 Jan 5.
To determine the prevalence of screen-viewing and factors affecting this behavior among children aged less than two years in Suva, Fiji.
This cross-sectional study was conducted at three randomly selected maternal and child health (MCH) clinics among parents or accompanying guardians of 379 children. Data collection was carried out using a 20-item self-administrated questionnaire.
The prevalence of screen-viewing in children was 66.2%. Screen-viewing was more prevalent in children aged 12-24 months (89%) than in children below 12 months (57%). The risk of screen-viewing was high among those who had parents as daytime caregivers (RR (95% CI) = 0.93 (0.82 - 1.04), P=0.001), iTaukei (RR (95% CI) = 0.79 (0.71-0.87), P=0.001), and children younger than 12 months (RR (95% CI) = 0.64 (0.57-0.71), (P=0.001). Results show that availability of screen devices at home is significantly related to children's screen viewing (RR (95% CI) =1.03 (0.64-1.65), P=0.03).
The study found early exposure and early adaptation to screen-viewing in children due to several determinants, and suggests the need for anticipatory guidance to parents.
确定斐济苏瓦市两岁以下儿童观看屏幕的流行情况以及影响该行为的因素。
这项横断面研究在三个随机选择的母婴健康（MCH）诊所对379名儿童的父母或陪同监护人进行。使用一份包含20个条目的自填式问卷进行数据收集。
儿童观看屏幕的流行率为66.2%。12至24个月大的儿童中观看屏幕的情况（89%）比12个月以下的儿童（57%）更普遍。由父母作为日间照料者的儿童观看屏幕的风险较高（相对危险度（95%置信区间）=0.93（0.82 - 1.04），P = 0.001），斐济原住民儿童（相对危险度（95%置信区间）=0.79（0.71 - 0.87），P = 0.001），以及12个月以下的儿童（相对危险度（95%置信区间）=0.64（0.57 - 0.71），（P = 0.001）。结果表明家中屏幕设备的可获得性与儿童观看屏幕显著相关（相对危险度（95%置信区间）=1.03（0.64 - 1.65），P = 0.03）。
该研究发现由于多种决定因素，儿童存在早期接触和早期适应观看屏幕的情况，并建议对家长进行预期指导。
