Journal of Global Pharma Technology
Volume 12 Issue 09 (2020) Sept. 2020

The Effectiveness of Using Pre-Screening Questionnaires to Improve Mother's Knowledge and Skills in Implementing Early Detection of Early Childhood Development

Ningsih Jaya (Department of Nursing, Poltekkes Kemenkes Makassar)
Ambo Dalle (Department of Nursing, Poltekkes Kemenkes Makassar)
Bahtiar Bahtiar (Department of Nursing, Poltekkes Kemenkes Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jan 2021

Abstract

Early childhood development can be detected through developmental pre-screening, with the aim of detecting early developmental disorders. The research objective was to analyze the effectiveness of the use of pre-screening questionnaires to improve the knowledge and skills of mothers in detecting early childhood development. The design of this study was a pre test - post test, involving 60 mothers of children under five. Observations were made before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. The results showed that there was an increase in maternal knowledge and skills after being given the intervention. Thus, it can be concluded that the use of developmental pre-screening questionnaires is effective in increasing the knowledge and skills of mothers under five in early detection of child development. Keywords: Child Development, Child Development Pre-Screening Questionnaire, Knowledge, Skills

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jgpt

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

ournal of Global Pharma Technology is a monthly, open access, Peer review journal of Pharmacy published by JGPT Journal publishes peer-reviewed original research papers, case reports and systematic reviews. The journal allows free access to its contents, which is likely to attract more readers and ...