Impact of a community-based program on early childhood development

To determine the impact of an integrated community-based program in rural villages on early childhood development, a controlled trial was conducted in the Nakhon Sawan province of Thailand. The program involved the cooperation of governmental agencies, nongovernmental agencies, academic institutions...

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Main Author: Nittaya J. Kotchabhakdi
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spelling th-mahidol.255182018-09-07T15:53:29Z Impact of a community-based program on early childhood development Nittaya J. Kotchabhakdi Mahidol University Medicine To determine the impact of an integrated community-based program in rural villages on early childhood development, a controlled trial was conducted in the Nakhon Sawan province of Thailand. The program involved the cooperation of governmental agencies, nongovernmental agencies, academic institutions, and community organizations. At baseline, 3 control and 3 program villages were similar in terms of nutritional status, developmental performance, and parental care. After 2 years of intervention in the program villages, improvements were noted in nutritional status, developmental performance, and intelligence quotient scores, as well as overall utilization of health care resources and parental attitude and involvement. Copyright © 1999 by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners. 2018-09-07T08:53:29Z 2018-09-07T08:53:29Z 1999-12-01 Article Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Vol.13, No.3 PART II (1999) 10.1016/S0891-5245(99)90051-2 08915245 2-s2.0-17444449034 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/25518 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=17444449034&origin=inward
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Impact of a community-based program on early childhood development
description To determine the impact of an integrated community-based program in rural villages on early childhood development, a controlled trial was conducted in the Nakhon Sawan province of Thailand. The program involved the cooperation of governmental agencies, nongovernmental agencies, academic institutions, and community organizations. At baseline, 3 control and 3 program villages were similar in terms of nutritional status, developmental performance, and parental care. After 2 years of intervention in the program villages, improvements were noted in nutritional status, developmental performance, and intelligence quotient scores, as well as overall utilization of health care resources and parental attitude and involvement. Copyright © 1999 by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners.
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