Audiovisual and printed technology to prevent childhood diarrhea: A clinical trial

• Published in: Public health Nursing Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 423 - 430
• Main Authors: Melo, Emanuella Silva Joventino, Oliveira, Brena Shellem Bessa, Melo, Francisca Mayra de Sousa, Silva, Maria Jocelane Nascimento, Oliveira, Rhaiany Kelly Lopes, Bezerra, Jallyne Colares, Braga, Hévila Ferreira Gomes Medeiros, Sabino, Leidiane Minervina Moraes, Nascimento, Ludmila Alves, Penha, Jardeliny Corrêa, Freitas, Débora Joyce Nascimento, Mendes, Elizamar Regina da Rocha, Martins, Isabelle Melo, Barbosa, Lorena Pinheiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-03-2022
• Subjects: Brazil; Child; child health; Child, Preschool; Children; Childrens health; clinical trial; Clinical trials; Diarrhea; Diarrhea - prevention & control; Education; Educational technology; Female; Humans; Intervention; Mothers; nursing; Rural areas; Self Efficacy; Sensory integration; Technology; Brazil; clinical trial; nursing; child health; self-efficacy
• ISSN: 0737-1209; 1525-1446
• DOI: 10.1111/phn.12962

Objective
To compare the effect of using an educational booklet and a video alone or together in promoting maternal self‐efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea.
Design and sample
Randomized multicenter clinical trial with 522 mothers of children under 5 years of age from northeastern Brazil. They were allocated into eight groups, according to the city: metropolis − video alone (N = 61), booklet alone (N = 60), booklet and video along (N = 60), without intervention (N = 60); countryside − booklet alone (N = 70), video alone (N = 70), booklet and video along (N = 71), without intervention (N = 70).
Measurements
A sociodemographic form and the Maternal Self‐Efficacy Scale for preventing early childhood diarrhea.
Results
Increases in self‐efficacy scores were observed in all experimental groups after the educational intervention. Urban mothers living had greater self‐efficacy than rural mothers. This result was verified in the video alone group (p = .036) and without intervention group (p = .003). Mothers in all intervention groups, regardless of the educational intervention used, had higher self‐efficacy scores than the comparison group mothers (p < .05).
Conclusion
The tested educational technologies promoted maternal self‐efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea, regardless of whether they are applied alone or in combination.