The Effects of Early Childhood Development Promotion Program on Knowledge and Behaviors on Promoting Early Childhood Development of Caregivers in Municipality, Yasothon Province

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed to study effects of early childhood development

promotion program on knowledge and behavior’s caregivers in promoting early childhood development in municipality, Yasothon Province. The sample group were childhood’s caregivers who provided care for children aged 9, 18, 30, 42, and 60 months that were suspected of having delayed development. The sample were 15 childhood’s caregivers. The development promotion program included knowledge set: eat, hug, play, tell, sleep, watch teeth, developmental surveillance and promotion manual (DSPM)and developmental surveillance and promotion tools. The sample group proceeded as follows: organized training to provide knowledge: 2 times, 3 hours each, and visiting homes by community health volunteers 2 days a week and public health official 1 day a week for 4 weeks. Research collecting data tools were general information, the surveillance interview form and promotion for early childhood developmental knowledge, the promoting early childhood developmental behavior interview form. Descriptive statistical and inferential statistics was paired t-test.

The research results found that after participating in the early childhood development promotion program, the sample group of early childhood caregivers had a statistically significant increase in the mean score of knowledge about early childhood development promotion compared to before the program (mean difference=4.87) (p<.001). The mean score of early childhood development promotion behavior increased statistically significant comparing before entering the program (mean difference=4.93) (p<.001).