scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice of Fever Management by Mothers of Preschool Children at Home

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-136
Author(s):  
Hye Rim Park ◽  
In Soo Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Fever Management ◽  
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Knowledge and Practice of Mothers Regarding the Prevention and Management of Malnutrition Among Preschool Children – A Cross Sectional Survey

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahfouz R. Nath ◽  
C. Kanniammal
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
Common Causes ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world. Malnutrition has been responsible, directly or indirectly for 60% of the 10.9 million deaths annually among children under five. The research study was aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of mothers of preschool children regarding the prevention and management of malnutrition. The design used was descriptive cross sectional survey. The study was conducted in a coastal setting of Trivandrum district with a sample size of 115. Data collection was done by self administered structured questionnaire by conducting mothers meeting at selected Anganwadis. According to the results of the study 19.1% of mothers had good knowledge and 34.8 % of mothers had poor knowledge. Regarding practice only 24.3 % of mothers reported good practice while 36.6 % of mothers reported poor practice. There was a strong association between the knowledge and Practice of mothers and selected socio demographic variables such as educational status of mothers and socio economic class (p less than 0.01)). The study findings can be used for planning targeted nursing interventions in coastal areas for mothers of preschool children.

scholarly journals Construction of a Scale for Investigating Pre-School Children’s Social Situations of Development: Focusing on Activities instead of Abilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Hedegaard ◽  
N. Lyberth
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
The Core ◽  
Independent Features ◽  
Core Activity ◽  
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This paper discuss principles for the design of a tool to screen 3- and 5-year-old children’s social situation of development in Greenland. We describe this tool as radical-local, building it on a theory of child development that focuses on children´s activities as cultural, anchored in local conditions and traditions, where play is seen as the core activity for preschool children. In constructing Investigating children’s situation of development (Undersøgelse af børns udviklingssituation — UBUS 3 and UBUS 5) we have aimed at creating an instrument that can be used to evaluate children’s health, wellbeing and activities in their everyday settings of day-care and at home in Greenland. The assessment focus on interaction with care-persons and other children, not on children’s abilities as isolated and independent features. For preschool children these conditions and their participation in these conditions create the child’s social situation of development.

scholarly journals Hand washing knowledge and practice among school going children in Duwakot, Bhaktapur: A cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-115
Author(s):  
Pratibha Manandhar ◽  
Ram Krishna Chandyo
Keyword(s):  
Private School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
The Government ◽  
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Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory tract infection are the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality in Nepal. Proper hand washing techniques help to reduce the incidence of diarrhea and acute respiratory infection in children.Objective: Objective of this study was to identify hand washing knowledge and practice among school children of Duwakot, Bhaktapur.Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 340 students of grade V, VI and VII from both the government and private schools of Duwakot, Bhaktapur. Convenient sampling technique was applied in government schools (due to less number of students) whereas students were randomly selected from private school (due to large number).Result: All the students had knowledge about the hand washing technique before meal and after defecation. Almost all (99.4%) students reported that they wash hand before meal and 92.4% students reported that they practiced hand washing after defecation. But, only 8.5% students at school and 47% students at home regularly washed hand with soap and water. However 91.6% students at school and 81% students at home washed hand only by water due to unavailability of soap.Conclusion: Although students had hand washing knowledge; proper hand washing practices was lagging behind.

scholarly journals Impact of maternal knowledge and practice on the growth of their preschool children in sixth of October city, Cairo

QJM ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 111 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Farouk Manzour ◽  
R Mansour Assalya ◽  
A Abd El Meguid EL Faramawy
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

scholarly journals Sleep Habits and Electronic Media Usage in Japanese Children: A Prospective Comparative Analysis of Preschoolers

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 5189
Author(s):  
Fumie Horiuchi ◽  
Yasunori Oka ◽  
Kentaro Kawabe ◽  
Shu-ichi Ueno
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Life Patterns ◽  
Nursery Schools ◽  
Staying At Home ◽  
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Children are increasingly exposed to electronic media, which can potentially influence their sleep habits. However, few studies have investigated the effects of children’s life patterns on sleep habits and electronic media usage. This study investigated the differences in sleep habits and electronic media usage between 18- and 42-month-old children attending nursery schools, kindergartens, or staying at home, and respectively enrolled 183 (boys, n = 93; girls, n = 90) and 215 (boys, n = 104; girls, n = 111) 18- and 42-month-old children who underwent health check-ups. We found that 18-month-old children attending nursery school had significantly earlier wake times on weekdays and shorter sleep durations on weekends than children who stayed at home despite no differences in electronic media usage. There were no differences in sleep duration among 42-month-old children attending nursery schools, kindergartens, or staying at home; however, kindergarteners demonstrated a higher use of portable and home video games. Different life patterns affect electronic media usage in preschool children, especially those attending kindergarten. Particular attention should be paid to the higher usage of electronic media devices by kindergarteners, although they had the same sleep duration, as did other preschool children.

scholarly journals Validity of parent-reported weight and height of preschool children measured at home or estimated without home measurement: a validation study

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Huybrechts ◽  
John H Himes ◽  
Charlene Ottevaere ◽  
Tineke De Vriendt ◽  
Willem De Keyzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
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Preschool children and their mothers are more exposed to paternal smoking at home than school children and their mothers

2010 ◽  
Vol 411 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 72-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moon-Woo Seong ◽  
Jin Soo Moon ◽  
Jong Hee Hwang ◽  
Hye-Jung Ryu ◽  
Soo Jin Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
School Children ◽  
Paternal Smoking ◽  
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scholarly journals Dietary Intake by Food Source and Eating Location in Low- and Middle-Income Chilean Preschool Children and Adolescents from Southeast Santiago

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Rebolledo ◽  
Marcela Reyes ◽  
Camila Corvalán ◽  
Barry M. Popkin ◽  
Lindsey Smith Taillie
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Food Source ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Main Food ◽  
Low And Middle Income ◽  
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Background: Food source and eating location are important factors associated with the quality of dietary intake. In Chile the main food sources and eating locations of preschool children and adolescents and how these relate to dietary quality are unknown. Methods: We analyzed 24 h dietary recalls collected in 2016 from low- and middle-income Chilean preschool children (3–6 years, n = 839) and adolescents (12–14 years, n = 643) from southeastern Santiago. Surveys collected the food source and eating location for each food reported during the recall. We estimated the mean intake of calories and key nutrients of concern, such as saturated fats, total sugars, and sodium, by food source and eating location. Results: Foods obtained and eaten at home contributed the greatest proportion of total calories and the key nutrients of concern. Foods obtained at home tended to have lower caloric densities but higher sugar and sodium densities than foods obtained away from home in both age groups. With regard to location, for preschool children foods consumed at home had lower caloric and sugar densities than foods eaten at school, while for adolescents foods consumed at home had lower caloric, saturated fat, and sugar densities than foods eaten at school. For both children and adolescents, home was the primary source of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) calories. SSBs were important calorie contributors among foods across all settings, but the highest absolute amount of calories from these beverages was consumed at home. Conclusions: While most of Chilean youths’ calories and key nutrients of concern are obtained and consumed at home, these foods tended to have lower caloric densities than foods obtained and consumed away from home. Home was the main food source for SSBs, but the relative consumption of these beverages was high in all eating locations. More research will be needed to inform and evaluate policies and interventions to improve children’s dietary quality across settings.

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