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Evaluation Of Nursing Mothers\' Ability To Interpret The Growth Monitoring Chart In Primary Health Care Facilities In Jos
Abstract
Objective: To determine the knowledge of nursing mothers in the interpretation of growth monitoring curves and assessing those factors that are responsible for the differences in their knowledge in the primary care facilities..
Study Population/Methods: Three hundred and twenty women were studied which were selected from Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Primary Health Clinic, Nassarawa and Tudun Wada, all in Jos North LGC of Plateau State. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain personal information on the mother and cource of information on growth monitoring chart. A graphic representation of the growth curve was presented to each nursing mother for interpretation.
Result: The interpretation of growth monitoring was correct in 40.6% of mothers for rising curve, 37.2% for flat curve and 45.3% for falling curve. There is statistically significant difference between the correct interpretation of growth curve by mothers from family health clinic compared with the other two PHC facilities.
Conclusion: Mothers should be involved in a formal method of training focus on group discussion and demonstration of growth monitoring and nutritional promotion..
Key words: Growth monitoring curve, growth, and mothers.
Highland Medical Research Journal Vol.1(1) 2002: 21-24
Study Population/Methods: Three hundred and twenty women were studied which were selected from Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Primary Health Clinic, Nassarawa and Tudun Wada, all in Jos North LGC of Plateau State. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain personal information on the mother and cource of information on growth monitoring chart. A graphic representation of the growth curve was presented to each nursing mother for interpretation.
Result: The interpretation of growth monitoring was correct in 40.6% of mothers for rising curve, 37.2% for flat curve and 45.3% for falling curve. There is statistically significant difference between the correct interpretation of growth curve by mothers from family health clinic compared with the other two PHC facilities.
Conclusion: Mothers should be involved in a formal method of training focus on group discussion and demonstration of growth monitoring and nutritional promotion..
Key words: Growth monitoring curve, growth, and mothers.
Highland Medical Research Journal Vol.1(1) 2002: 21-24
