Does Maternal Education Really Improve Child Health?

Natarajan, Vaitheeswaran

doi:10.9790/0853-0440709

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“…Unlike maternal education, high level of paternal education was found to be a protective factor of child hospitalization. In line with the current results, other studies reported that maternal education does not influence the incidence of child morbidity and mortality [53], [54]. Interestingly, Sudan Household Health Survey 2000 revealed a positive correlation between maternal education and incidence of diarrheal diseases, that is, high maternal education level associated with a high rate of diarrheal diseases [41].…”

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Causes and Risk Factors of Hospitalization among Under-five Children in Kassala, Eastern Sudan

Hassan¹,

Taha

Abdulla

et al. 2020

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: According to the World Health Organization estimation, African Region deaths of all under-five deaths in 2015 were over 5 times higher in comparison to the European Region. AIM: The study aimed to estimate the prevalence, investigate the possible causes and risk factors associated with under-five children’s hospitalization in Kassala, Eastern Sudan. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2015 to March 2016. The data were collected by interviewing mothers. RESULTS: A total of 297 mother-child pairs participated in the study. The mean (SD) of maternal age and children’s age was 27.6 (5.9) years and 16 (11.3) months, respectively. One hundred and three children were hospitalized over the past 6 months. The most common mentioned causes for the last hospitalization were gastroenteritis 28.1% (29/103), respiratory tract infections 19.4% (20/103), malaria 9.7% (10/103), and trauma 3.8% (3/103). In multivariable analysis, a high birth order (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 1.25, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] (1.06, 1.47), low paternal education (AOR 2.89, 95% 1.32, 6.30), and bottle feeding (AOR 2.26, 95% CI 1.30, 3.80) were associated with under-five children’s hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: More than one-third of the children were hospitalized in Eastern Sudan. Urgent action is required to address children’s health issues (i.e., the above-mentioned causes and associated factors).

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confidence: 89%

Causes and Risk Factors of Hospitalization among Under-five Children in Kassala, Eastern Sudan

Hassan¹,

Taha

Abdulla

et al. 2020

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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“…Mothers’ level of education appeared to have a major effect on early language development not only in normal children but also in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) [28]. We thought that maternal education not only can affect language development directly through maternal vocabulary input but also indirectly through choosing appropriate feeding practices [46] and providing a health care and a safe environment for their children [47].…”

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The Interaction of Social, Physical and Nutritive Factors in Triggering Early Developmental Language Delay in a Sample of Egyptian Children

El-Din¹,

Elabd²,

Nassar³

et al. 2019

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND:Language acquisition and child development during the early years of life depend on multiple interacting factors.AIM:To explore potential factors that can impact language development in 2 groups of Egyptian children, one with normal language development and the second with delayed development. Also, to explore to what extent can the involvement of impaired motor development potentiate the risk of developmental language delay.METHODS:This cross-sectional case-control study involved Egyptian children belonging to the middle socioeconomic class between 18 and 36 months of age. Children were classified according to their performance on language domain of Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) into two groups, infants with the average or above score (control group) and those having below-average scores (cases). Motor development was assessed on the same scale. Factors affecting language development were tested, including socio-demographic, obstetric, and maternal medical factors in addition to Infant Feeding Practices.RESULTS:The independent factors lowering the language scores were early introduction of complementary food, low family income, history of delivery problems, pregnancy-related diseases of the mother, and maternal education. Impaired motor development appears as a further highly significant risk factor to the previously mentioned factorsCONCLUSION:In Egyptian children, delayed language development is severely affected by the interaction of medical, social and nutritional factors. Providing adequate maternal health care during pregnancy and childbirth, regular developmental monitoring at each child visit, and screening for such risk factors, can reduce size of the problem and promote child’s social and psychological development.

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“…This study did not find a significant relationship between the paternal education level and nutrition literacy level, but there is a significant relationship between the maternal education level with interactive nutrition literacy level and critical nutrition literacy level. A mother's education level is more related to nutrition literacy than a father's level of education, which can be caused because mothers with higher education have better knowledge about health and nutrition [42]. Mothers in the family also play a role as providers of health and nutrition in the household and the mother's education is also related to the nutritional status of children in the family [43].…”

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Nutrition Literacy Proportion Differences among Regular Undergraduate Students in Universitas Indonesia Year 2021

Sadikin

2021

AMNT

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Background: Nutrition literacy is the ability to obtain, process, understand, and use nutritional and dietary information, as well as access to the services needed to make good nutritional decisions. Low nutritional literacy can have an impact on a poor diet and lead to the incidence of non-communicable diseases related to nutrition, such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. College students are prone to develop poor eating habits if not supported by good nutrition literacy.Objectives: This study measured the difference in the proportion of nutritional literacy in regular active undergraduate students at the University of Indonesia based on the cluster of science, gender, paternal and maternal education level, pocket money, and media use.Methods: The study design used is a cross-sectional design with quota sampling method to get 130 samples of students from Health Science Cluster and 130 samples of students from Non-Health Science Cluster.Results: The results of this study showed that the majority of the University of Indonesia students in 2021 has an adequate level of nutrition literacy (62.7%). The results of the bivariate analysis also showed a significant difference in proportion to the level of total nutrition literacy based on cluster of science (OR = 6.7, p-value < 0.01), gender (OR = 2.25, p-value < 0.01), and media use (OR = 4.36, p-value < 0.01). In addition to these factors, there was also a difference in proportion between the level of interactive nutrition literacy based on maternal education level (p-value < 0.05)Conclusions: Students from non-health science cluster are at risk of having a lower level of nutrition literacy compared to students from health science cluster. There are differences in the proportion of nutritional literacy levels based on cluster of science, gender, maternal education level, and media use.

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Does Maternal Education Really Improve Child Health?

Abstract: Maternal education plays an important role in determination of

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Causes and Risk Factors of Hospitalization among Under-five Children in Kassala, Eastern Sudan

Causes and Risk Factors of Hospitalization among Under-five Children in Kassala, Eastern Sudan

The Interaction of Social, Physical and Nutritive Factors in Triggering Early Developmental Language Delay in a Sample of Egyptian Children

Nutrition Literacy Proportion Differences among Regular Undergraduate Students in Universitas Indonesia Year 2021

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