Mothers' Knowledge about Child Development

ATIQ UR REHMAN; SYEDA FARHANA KAZMI; FARRUKH MUNIR

Author(s)

ATIQ UR REHMAN Department of Psychology, Govt. Post Graduate College,Jaranwala, District Faisalabad, Pakistan

SYEDA FARHANA KAZMI Department of Psychology, Govt. Post Graduate College,Jaranwala, District Faisalabad, Pakistan

FARRUKH MUNIR Department of Psychology, Govt. Post Graduate College,Jaranwala, District Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Objectives: The first objective of this study was to assess mother' knowledge about child development and the second objective was to identify their sources of knowledge. Study Design: Cross sectional survey research design. Place and duration of study: The study was conducted among the urban community of Faisalabad and Jaranwala during the month of January 2016. Participants & Methods: A sample of 392 mothers was taken by convenient sampling technique among the urban community of Faisalabad and Jaranwala. The Caregiver Knowledge of Child Development Inventory with the addition of five questions taken from Developmental Milestones; Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America about child development was used to assess the mothers' knowledge about child cognitive, sensory, motor and language developmental milestones. Results: It was observed that mothers have inadequate knowledge about child development. It was observed that knowledge of majority of the mothers is based on informal experiences only. Only 3.57% mothers claimed that their source of knowledge about child development was formal education/experiences and 9.44% mothers told that their source of knowledge about child development was television, radio, magazines and discussing with a pediatrician. Conclusion: It was concluded that mothers' knowledge about sensory and motor development was better than language and cognitive development. Mothers need to be more knowledge about child development. Knowledge of majority of the mothers is only based on informal experiences.

Publication Details

Page(s) 176-181

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Pakistan Paediatric Journal, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Year: 2016

Request the full text from PASTIC

Keywords

Community, Child development, Mothers' Knowledge, Language and Cognitive Development, Sensory and Motor Development