Effects of Educational Interventions on Maternal Self-efficacy and Childhood Diarrhea: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Effects of Educational Interventions on Maternal Self-efficacy and Childhood Diarrhea: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Objective Diarrhea still causes high morbidity and mortality in children under five, requiring constant interventions. Thus, the study aims to evaluate the effects of educational technologies on maternal self-efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea. Methods Randomized clinical trial carried out in Fo...

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Published in:Maternal and child health journal Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. 1507 - 1515
Main Authors: da Penha, Jardeliny Corrêa, do Nascimento, Ludmila Alves, de Sabino, Leidiane Minervina Moraes, da Rocha Mendes, Elizamar Regina, da Rocha, Silvana Santiago, Roubert, Emilia Soares Chaves, Lima, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira, de Oliveira Melo, Regina Cláudia, de Almeida, Paulo César, Melo, Emanuella Silva Joventino, Barbosa, Lorena Pinheiro
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01-07-2022
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Child care
Clinical trials
Data collection
Diarrhea
Diarrhea in children
Education
Educational technology
Gynecology
Health aspects
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mothers
Pediatrics
Population Economics
Prevention
Public Health
Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy (Psychology)
Sociology
Study and teaching
Brazil
Diarrhea
Maternal behavior
Nursing
Children
Primary prevention
Self-efficacy
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Summary:Objective Diarrhea still causes high morbidity and mortality in children under five, requiring constant interventions. Thus, the study aims to evaluate the effects of educational technologies on maternal self-efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea. Methods Randomized clinical trial carried out in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with four randomized groups of mothers of children under 5 years of age, as follows: control group (n = 61), group A (booklet, n = 60), group B (video, n = 60), and group AB (booklet and video, n = 60). From June to October 2015, data collection was carried out in three moments (the first in person and the others by telephone monitoring). Results All groups improved their self-efficacy after the intervention, with higher scores in the group AB (booklet and video). A statistically significant association was found between the occurrence of diarrhea and maternal self-efficacy in groups A (booklet) (p = 0.023) and AB (booklet and video) (p = 0.042) at the second moment of data collection. From the second moment to the third moment, the risk of diarrhea decreased in group A, from 12.8 to 1.3, and in group AB, from 8.5 to 1.1. Conclusion The technologies used, isolated or combined, were effective in improving maternal self-efficacy and decreasing the occurrence of childhood diarrhea; therefore, they can be used by nurses as health education tools.
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ISSN:1092-7875
1573-6628
DOI:10.1007/s10995-022-03408-3