Factors Related to Toddler Development in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Keywords:
Toddler, Toddler development, Nutritional status, Knowledge of toddler developmentAbstract
Toddler is an important stage of child growth and development. Natural factors (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) affect child development. This descriptive correlational research aimed to study toddler development and identify relationships between nutritional status, mothers' knowledge of toddler development, and toddler development. The participants consisted of 107 pairs of mothers and toddlers seeking service from the Children's Hospital of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Research instruments included a general information questionnaire, a toddler nutritional assessment form, a maternal knowledge of toddler development assessment form, and an early childhood development surveillance and promotion record form. All instruments underwent content validity and reliability testing. Descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient were used to analyze data.
Findings showed 52.34% of toddlers having appropriate development. Toddlers with suspected developmental delay covered one, two, and three domains. Toddlers with one domain of suspected developmental delay constituted 64.70% of which the highest percentage (48.48%) belonged to receptive language. There was significant correlation between toddler nutrition status and toddler development (p < 0.05). Maternal knowledge of toddler development showed a statistically significant positive relationship with toddler development (r = 0.193, P < 0.05).
The results of this study provide preliminary data on toddler development and its related factors. Healthcare professionals may utilize this data to plan for promotion or encouragement of toddler development among mothers in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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