scholarly journals Impact Of Working Mother To Children’s Health In Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Nadia Cahya Dwinanda ◽  
Wiksadana Wiksadana ◽  
Estro Dariatno Sihaloho ◽  
Herlina Silvani Purba Tambak
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Indonesia Family Life Survey ◽  
Economic Development And Growth ◽  
Mother’S Education ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Future Economic Development ◽  
Mother's Education

There are still many challenges facing the field of child health in Indonesia. Children's health is crucial due to its role in Indonesia’s future economic development and growth. The objective of this research is to determine the consequence of a mother’s work status on children's health. Other factors such as the effect of the location of residence (urban and rural) and the level of mother's education are also evaluated on children's health. This study was conducted using data obtained from IFLS 5 (Indonesia Family Life Survey 5) in 2014 with a sample size of 8,907 individuals. This study utilizes the Binary Logit regression method using STATA 14. The results indicated that the status of a mother’s work has a significant and negative effect on the level of children's health, while the mother's education level and location of residence (urban) have a significant and positive effect on the level of children's health. This research implies the promotion of education for future improvements in child health. Keywords: Child Health; Mother's Education Status; Mother's Work Status; Place of Residence

scholarly journals An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission-X Child Health Promotion Program in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1333-1339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungwon Min ◽  
Zhengqi Tan ◽  
Laurie Abadie ◽  
Scott Townsend ◽  
Hong Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
The United States ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Child Health Promotion ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Behaviors

Purpose: To examine the effects of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission-X: Train Like an Astronaut program (MX) on children’s health-related knowledge and behaviors of a sample of US participants. Design: A nonexperimental pilot intervention study in 5 cities with a pre–post comparison of children’s health-related knowledge and behaviors in the United States in 2014 and 2015. Sample: Children (n = 409) with a mean age (standard deviation) of 10.1 (1.7) years. Measures: Children answered pre- and postintervention questionnaires. We measured the differences in children’s health knowledge on nutrition and physical fitness and behaviors on diet and physical activity as scores. Intervention: A 6-week web- and school-based intervention for a healthier lifestyle by introducing physical fitness and science activities based on actual astronaut training under a teacher’s supervision. Analysis: Nonparametric analysis and logistic regression models. Results: Participants significantly improved both of their health behaviors on physical activity ( P < .001) and diet ( P = .06) and their health knowledge regarding nutrition ( P < .001) and physical fitness ( P < .001) after the intervention. The improvement in children’s behaviors ( P < .001), knowledge ( P < .001), and the total score ( P < .001) after intervention did not significantly vary by sex or age, after adjusting for year of participation and state of residency. Discussion: The MX seems effective in improving health behaviors and health knowledge of participating children, which may serve as a model for sustainable global child health promotion program. Further research is needed to test its long-term effects on child health.

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