TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of a Nutritional Education Program on Children's Undernutrition in Indonesia
T2 - A Randomized Controlled Trial
AU - Mardani, Raden Ahmad Dedy
AU - Wu, Wan Ru
AU - Hajri, Zuhratul
AU - Thoyibah, Zurriyatun
AU - Yolanda, Henny
AU - Huang, Hui Chuan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Introduction: To assess effects of a nutritional education program on improving mothers’ undernutrition knowledge, self-efficacy, and complementary feeding practices, and reducing undernutrition in children aged <2 years. Method: A randomized controlled trial was conducted at a community healthcare center in Indonesia. The intervention group participated in a 4-week nutritional education program; the control group received standard care (n = 80; 1:1 ratio). Measurements consisted of mothers’ knowledge of undernutrition, self-efficacy, and complementary feeding practices, and children's anthropometric indicators. Results: Intervention group mothers improved their understanding of undernutrition, self-efficacy, and complementary feeding practices compared to the control group. Additionally, children in the intervention group exhibited increased mean Z-scores for stunting, wasting, and being underweight at 12 and 24 weeks following the intervention. Discussion: Healthcare professionals can regularly provide nutritional education programs related to managing undernutrition and complementary feeding practices for mothers with children aged <2 years to prevent and improve undernutrition.
AB - Introduction: To assess effects of a nutritional education program on improving mothers’ undernutrition knowledge, self-efficacy, and complementary feeding practices, and reducing undernutrition in children aged <2 years. Method: A randomized controlled trial was conducted at a community healthcare center in Indonesia. The intervention group participated in a 4-week nutritional education program; the control group received standard care (n = 80; 1:1 ratio). Measurements consisted of mothers’ knowledge of undernutrition, self-efficacy, and complementary feeding practices, and children's anthropometric indicators. Results: Intervention group mothers improved their understanding of undernutrition, self-efficacy, and complementary feeding practices compared to the control group. Additionally, children in the intervention group exhibited increased mean Z-scores for stunting, wasting, and being underweight at 12 and 24 weeks following the intervention. Discussion: Healthcare professionals can regularly provide nutritional education programs related to managing undernutrition and complementary feeding practices for mothers with children aged <2 years to prevent and improve undernutrition.
KW - Complementary feeding practice
KW - infants and young children
KW - knowledge
KW - malnutrition
KW - self-efficacy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2024.02.006
DO - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2024.02.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 38613537
AN - SCOPUS:85190158231
SN - 0891-5245
VL - 38
SP - 552
EP - 563
JO - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
JF - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
IS - 4
ER -
