Department of Pediatrics, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Department of Social Pediatrics, Institute of Child Health, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Int J Environ Health Res. 2024 Mar;34(3):1540-1550. doi: 10.1080/09603123.2023.2227582. Epub 2023 Jun 25.
This study aimed to examine the relations of early childhood development with maternal health literacy and mothers' early parenting practices. This cross-sectional study was conducted on mothers with children aged 36-59 months ( = 503) with a survey form, Early Childhood Development Index (ECDI) and Turkish Health Literacy Scale-32. Children of mothers with sufficient/excellent health literacy levels, children who are breastfed for 12 months and longer, and children with a screen time of 2 h or less were more likely to be ECDI-on-track (AOR (CI) = 2.52 (1.53-4.15); 2.28 (1.41-3.70); 2.04 (1.18-3.50); respectively). In conclusion, children whose mothers were adequately health literate, who were breastfed longer and who had less screen time were better on ECDI indicators. Increasing the knowledge and skills of mothers on early parenting practices and supporting them to be good health literacy will contribute positively to the early development of children.
本研究旨在探讨儿童早期发展与母亲健康素养和母亲早期育儿实践之间的关系。这是一项横断面研究，共纳入了 503 名年龄在 36-59 个月的儿童的母亲，采用问卷调查表、儿童早期发展指数（ECDI）和土耳其健康素养量表-32 对其进行评估。具有足够/优秀健康素养水平的母亲的孩子、母乳喂养 12 个月及以上的孩子以及每天屏幕时间在 2 小时以下的孩子更有可能达到 ECDI 达标（AOR（CI）=2.52（1.53-4.15）；2.28（1.41-3.70）；2.04（1.18-3.50））。总之，母亲健康素养水平较高、母乳喂养时间较长且屏幕时间较短的孩子在 ECDI 指标上表现更好。提高母亲在早期育儿实践方面的知识和技能，并支持她们具备良好的健康素养，将对儿童的早期发展产生积极影响。
