دورية أكاديمية
Perception, attitude and willingness of under-five children caregivers to growth monitoring in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria.
| العنوان: | Perception, attitude and willingness of under-five children caregivers to growth monitoring in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria. |
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| المؤلفون: | Abiona O, Oladepo O |
| المصدر: | African journal of medicine and medical sciences [Afr J Med Med Sci] 2016 Jun; Vol. 45 (2), pp. 151-158. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English; Welsh |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and the University College Hospital Country of Publication: Nigeria NLM ID: 7801013 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0309-3913 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03093913 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Afr J Med Med Sci Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Sept.1996- : Ibadan : College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and the University College Hospital. Original Publication: Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Child Development* , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* , Patient Acceptance of Health Care*, Adult ; Caregivers ; Child, Preschool ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nigeria ; Qualitative Research ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult |
| مستخلص: | Objective: This study was carried out to explore perceptions ofunder five caregivers on growth monitoring in Ibadan south-west local government in Nigeria. Method: Descriptive. cross-sectional-design was used for the study which involved four-stage sampling techniques. The study was conducted among the 410 caregivers who consented to participate. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to collect the data. The questionnaire elicited information on sociodemographic characteristics, Knowledge, Attitude and Growth -Monitoring perceptions were measured on a 16-point scale and categorizedinto "negative" (≤8) and positive (>8) Descriptive statistics -using mean and standard deviation were generated while qualitative data was analysed using Atlas Ti version 7. Result Mean age of the Caregivers of Under-5 was 31.6±6.5 years, 46.8% had secondary education and 56.8% were traders. Majority (88.3%) had received information on Growth Monitoring and (66:6%) heard from the health workers. Almost all the: respondents (90.0%) had positive perception towards Growth Monitoring (10.8±2.9). It was also suggested by the caregivers that their involvement is very crucial in monitoring the growth of their children. Concusion: The study showed that most of the caregivers. had positive perceptions towards growth monitoring and advocated their active involvement if training progriammes can be developed. |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20180222 Date Completed: 20180327 Latest Revision: 20180327 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240829 |
| PMID: | 29465858 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 0309-3913 |
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