Infants growth & developement.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In the first intervention group (long distance-tele- health nursing education method), procedures of surveying, education, orientation and suggestion were performed and used. For 6-8 m
Behavior
In the first intervention group (long distance-tele- health nursing education method), procedures of surveying, education, orientation and suggestion were performed and used. For 6-8 months age childr
In the second intervention group (multi media education method), the education process was based on lectures in group sessions according to an educational program. These educational sessions were form
In the control group, only educations through the health care personnel were presented. ages and stages questionnaires were filled at the end of 6, 8, 10 and 12 months during interviews by the mothers
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Yasouj University of Medical Sciences .
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Months to 12 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: mother is willing to cooperate in this project; mother has direct responsible for child's feeding; the father and mother be literate (at least secondary education is completed); the mother does not express certain mental problem; no graduates or studying in sciences or psychology or medicine; children at the time of the study not have defects, acute illness or not systematic; children have normal growth at baseline (is not Under 3 percentile ); parents are both still alive; having a home phone or mobile phone. Exclusion criteria: at the time of the study children go to kindergarten; children become ill or chronic disease; the child get single parent; the child's father become unemployed; the child's mother begin studying the medical sciences or psychology; parents cancel to continue working with more than two absences researcher training sessions or care.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight. Timepoint: At the end of 6, 7, 9 and 12 months. Method of measurement: By Scale.;Length. Timepoint: At the end of 6, 7, 9 and 12 months. Method of measurement: Length measured with meters.;Head circumference. Timepoint: At the end of 6, 7, 9 and 12 months. Method of measurement: Head circumference measured with meters.;Development. Timepoint: At the end of 6, 8, 10 and 12 months. Method of measurement: By using Ages and Stages Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactElham Farahnak
Yasouj University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed