The ‘Growth Monitoring Teaching Aid’ Rapidly Improves Mothers' Understanding of Growth Curves

Sohal, Hardip; Wilkinson, David; Morley, David

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“…The "Growth Monitoring Teaching Aid' rapidly improves mothers" understanding of growth curves (19) Sohal H, Wildinson D, Morley D Quasi-experimental study that assessed dynamics as a learning mediator for mothers regarding growth curves, through pre and post-test.…”

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“…Among these studies, six provided evidence level 2 (experimental studies) (11)(12)15,18,(24)(25) and five evidence level 3 (quasi-experimental studies) (19,(21)(22)(23)26) . These studies used computer (11)(12) , card (21)(22) , board games (23)(24)(25)(26) and dynamics (15,(18)(19) for health education related to basic concepts about child health (24) , growth (19) , nutrition (15) , oral health (18) , health of mothers and infants (22)(23) , child asthma (11)(12) , transmissible diseases (21,26) and alcohol abuse (25) .…”

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Utilização de atividades lúdicas na educação em saúde: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

2010

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Objective: To identify effective recreational interventions in health education in order to subsidize the reflection and improvement of education in that area. Methods: The subject is approached through an integrative review of literature -an instrument of practice based on evidence. A bibliographical survey was conducted in digital databases, according to predetermined methodological rigor. Results: The data from selected productions were discussed, setting a descriptive analysis by categories. The findings referred to health education as a subject of games (computer, board, cards) and dynamic. Conclusions: There are highlighted the following issues: incorporation of recreational activities, changes in health behavior, learning, prevention and health promotion. Keywords: Play and playthings ; Education; Health RESUMOObjetivo: Identificar as intervenções lúdicas eficazes na educação em saúde com vistas a subsidiar a reflexão e o aprimoramento do ensino nessa área. Métodos: A temática é abordada por meio da revisão integrativa da literatura, um instrumento da Prática Baseada em Evidências. Realizou-se um levantamento bibliográfico em bases de dados digitais, segundo rigor metodológico pré-estabelecido. Resultados: Os dados extraídos das produções selecionadas são discutidos, configurando uma análise descritiva por categorização. Os achados referem-se à educação em saúde como tema de jogos (de computador, de tabuleiro, de cartas) e de dinâmicas. Conclusões: São ressaltados aspectos como: incorporação do lúdico, mudanças de comportamento em saúde, aprendizagem, prevenção e promoção em saúde. Descritores: Jogos e brinquedos; Educação; Saúde RESUMEN Objetivo: Identificar las intervenciones lúdicas eficaces en la educación en salud con el objetivo de subsidiar la reflexión y el perfeccionamiento de la enseñanza en esa área. Métodos: La temática es abordada por medio de la revisión integradora de la literatura, un instrumento de la Práctica Basada en Evidencias. Se realizó un levantamiento bibliográfico en bases de datos digitales, según rigor metodológico preestablecido. Resultados: Los datos extraídos de las producciones seleccionadas son discutidos, configurando un análisis descriptivo por categorización. Los hallazgos se refieren a la educación en salud como tema de juegos (de computador, de tablero, de cartas) y de dinámicas. Conclusiones: Son destacados aspectos como: incorporación de lo lúdico, cambios de comportamiento en salud, aprendizaje, prevención y promoción en salud.

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Utilização de atividades lúdicas na educação em saúde: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

2010

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“…This is not merely an academic question; the success of growth monitoring projects relies on the interest of parents in their children's growth as well as their understanding of the implications of poor growth (Naborro and Chinnock, 1988;Griffiths, 1988;Sohal et al, 1998). There has, in fact, been little in the way of research on child growth which considers the appropriateness of growth references to the population of concern.…”

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Parents’ estimation of their children's body size compared to classification of children's nutritional status using the international growth reference

Moffat¹

2000

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

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While debates abound about the appropriateness of using an international growth reference in low-income countries and the use of cut-off points as diagnostics for malnutrition, there is little discussion about the relevance of anthropometric assessment of children for the population of concern. While the issue of cultural appropriateness may appear to be an arcane anthropological question, it does have wider applied significance in the field in terms of involving parents in growth monitoring programs and community nutrition surveillance. In a sample of 283 parents (mostly mothers) participating in a child health and nutrition study in peri-urban Kathmandu, Nepal, a majority of parents (68.4%) whose children were classified by NCHS standards as moderately-to-severely malnourished (i.e. below the -2SD cut-off for ht/age and wt/age) deemed them to be small in size. When children were divided into age groups, it was found that parents were very accurate at labelling their children as "small" when their children were under 36 months of age and much less accurate when they were between 36 and 60 months of age. Parents' perception of smallness of their children based on 'ranking' is sensitive and reasonably correlated with objective growth measures. Parents' opinions regarding the nutritional and health status of their children should be taken seriously and be incorporated into growth monitoring and community surveillance programs.

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“…1996; Senanayake et al. 1997; Sohal et al. 1998; Meegan & Morley 1999; Musaiger & Abdulkhalek 2001).…”

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Do growth monitoring and promotion programs answer the performance criteria of a screening program? A critical analysis based on a systematic review

Roberfroid

Kolsteren

Hoerée

et al. 2005

Tropical Med Int Health

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Summaryobjective Growth Monitoring and Promotion programs (GMP) have been intensively promoted to improve children's health in developing countries. It has been hoped that regularly weighing children would result in the early detection of growth falterers, and that the growth chart would serve as an educational tool to make that state apparent to both health workers and caretakers in order to trigger improved caring practices. Our objective was to review whether GMP answers the theoretical grounds of a screening and intervention program.method A systematic literature review was performed. The WHO framework developed by Wilson and Jungner for planning and evaluating screening programs guided the analysis.results Sixty-nine studies were retrieved. Overall, evidence is weak on the performance of GMP as a screening program for malnutrition through early detection of growth falterers. The main results are:(1) malnutrition remains a public health problem, but its importance is context specific; (2) the value of a low weight velocity to predict malnutrition is unknown and likely to vary in different contexts; (3) the performance of GMP for improving nutrition status of children and in reducing mortality and morbidity is unknown; (4) the performance of the screening is affected by the unreliability of weight measurements; (5) the promotional and educational effectiveness of GMP is low, in particular the growth chart is poorly understood by mothers; (6) the acceptability seems low in regards of low attendance rates; (7) evidence is lacking regarding cost-effectiveness.conclusions We conclude that there is too little scientific evidence to indiscriminately support international promotion of GMP. However GMP could constitute a valid strategy of public nutrition in specific situations. We indicate paths for further research and how prevention programs could be developed.

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The ‘Growth Monitoring Teaching Aid’ Rapidly Improves Mothers' Understanding of Growth Curves

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Utilização de atividades lúdicas na educação em saúde: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

Utilização de atividades lúdicas na educação em saúde: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

Parents’ estimation of their children's body size compared to classification of children's nutritional status using the international growth reference

Do growth monitoring and promotion programs answer the performance criteria of a screening program? A critical analysis based on a systematic review

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