Hegde Saurish, Kulkarni Praveen, Gohri Jay, Chaurasia Mayuri, Pragadesh R, Siddiqua Aisha, Shreyaswini K, Sahana K S
Department of Community Medicine, KVG Medical College, Sullia, Karnataka, India.
Department of Community Medicine, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Jan;13(1):254-258. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1161_23. Epub 2024 Feb 8.
Children are the most important assets to any country; their physical, mental, and emotional developments are crucial for future as they become citizens. Mothers' knowledge on nutrition for kids plays a vital role in the health of the children. Regular interventions as counseling or discussions with the mothers will be an effective tool to counter under nutrition, malnutrition, and also micronutrient deficiencies. Our objective was to assess the effectiveness of nutritional awareness in child diet among the mothers of under five in anganwadis in Mysuru with pre- and post-awareness.
It is a quasi-experimental study for a duration of 3 months. The sample size was 35, with convenient sampling, and the data were collected using a semi-structured, validated questionnaire from mothers whose children are enrolled in anganwadis. The data were analyzed using mean, Chi-square/Fischer test using SPSS version 22.
The mean score before and after awareness was 6.26 ± 0.701, and the post score was 6.83 ± 0.618. There was a significant association between birth order of the child enrolled and the post-awareness grades. There was also a statistical significance between mean scores of pre- and post-awareness.
We can conclude from the above study that regular and objectified communication with the mothers is an effective strategy for the improvement of their awareness regarding child nutrition.
儿童是任何国家最重要的资产；他们的身体、心理和情感发展对于其未来成为公民至关重要。母亲对儿童营养的了解对儿童健康起着至关重要的作用。定期进行咨询或与母亲讨论等干预措施将是对抗营养不良、营养不足以及微量营养素缺乏的有效工具。我们的目标是评估迈索尔地区安甘瓦迪中心五岁以下儿童母亲在接受营养知识培训前后，其对儿童饮食营养意识的有效性。
这是一项为期3个月的准实验研究。样本量为35，采用方便抽样，通过半结构化、经过验证的问卷从孩子在安甘瓦迪中心登记入学的母亲那里收集数据。使用SPSS 22版软件，通过均值、卡方检验/费舍尔检验对数据进行分析。
培训前平均得分为6.26±0.701，培训后平均得分为6.83±0.618。所登记孩子的出生顺序与培训后成绩之间存在显著关联。培训前后的平均得分之间也具有统计学意义。
从上述研究我们可以得出结论，与母亲进行定期且客观的沟通是提高她们对儿童营养认识的有效策略。
