OBJECTIVE To assess verbal interactions related to television and other electronic media exposure among mothers and 6 month-old-infants. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of 154 mother-infant dyads participating in a long-term study related to early child development. SETTING Urban public hospital. PARTICIPANTS Low socioeconomic status mothers of 6-month-old infants. Main Exposure Media exp...

Background: Attention to the family care provider needs and their caring power is essential. Since mothers are considered as the child’s main care provider, this study aimed to determine the caring power and its predictors among mothers of children with cancer. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study, 196 mothers who had a child with cancer were selected through purposiv...

background this study aimed to assess the effects of maternal self-efficacy and oral health-related knowledge on pre-school children oral hygiene behavior. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted on 301 mothers with children aged 2–6 years old randomly selection from health centers of tabriz, iran.  data were collected using self-report questionnaires including demographi...

background: in the aftermath of de-institutionalisation and the move to community management of epilepsia, mothers play an increasing role in the management of the illness. mothers often complain of being misinformed and ill equipped to aid in the treatment. aim: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a supportive educational program on self-efficacy of mothers with epilepti...

PURPOSE This study aimed to identify possible socioeconomic differences in the use of anti-smoking parenting strategies. METHODS In 2012, survey data of adolescents (N = 225) aged 13 to 17 years and their mothers (N = 122) and fathers (N = 105) were collected in Haarlem, the Netherlands. Questions on smoking behaviour and eleven anti-smoking parenting strategies were answered by adolescents, ...

infants and children are valuable human resources for our future. their desirable growth influences the quality of human resources for the future. nutritional education is one of the most important ways to improve children's health. the purpose of this study was to determine the impact of nutrition education program on reducing growth failure among children based on health belief model (hbm) in...

This study aims to examine whether the level of agreement between mothers’ and children’s reports self-perception across different areas differ(s) by child gender maternal educational level. The sample consisted adolescents aged 9 14 their mothers (N = 270). Adolescents filled out Harter’s Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC; 2012) assess competence in domains (e.g., social adjustment, s...

BACKGROUND Fever is a common reason for seeking medical attention, with febrile illnesses accounting for 10% to 20% of pediatric visits to emergency departments. A history of fever or presence of fever by palpation or measured temperature is required on the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) algorithms as a reason for the assessment of fever, which will lead to specific classif...