Matching between maternal knowledge about infant development and care for children under one year old

Authors

  • Ellen Cristina Gondim Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Centro Colaborador da OPAS/OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6547-8975
  • Luiz Guilherme Dácar da Silva Scorzafave Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2044-4613
  • Daniel Domingues dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2605-2736
  • Nayara Cristina Pereira Henrique Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Centro Colaborador da OPAS/OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3866-6698
  • Fabrícia de Magalhães Pereira Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9160-5408
  • Débora Falleiros de Mello Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Centro Colaborador da OPAS/OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5359-9780

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.5967.3676

Keywords:

Child Development; Child Care; Mothers; Knowledge; Mother-Child Relations; Primary Care Nursing

Abstract

Objective: to analyze maternal knowledge about infant development and its matching to the care offered to children during their first year of life. Method: a longitudinal and prospective study, in the stages of pregnancy and of the child’s 12th/13th month of life. Interviews were applied to 121 women in a Brazilian city, based on 21 items selected from the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory, related to the first year of life. Calculation of rates of correct answers was used, as well as regression by Ordinary Least Squares and White’s standard error. Results: the participants who answered correctly more aspects have more years of study, are older and present high family incomes. When the “having a partner or not” variable was considered, the correct answers presented a discrete fluctuation. Regarding the themes, there were more correct answers to aspects about health, safety and infant development milestones. Primiparous mothers were more likely to wean, overprotect and have children using electronic devices, and less likely to seek information about child care. Conclusion: there was matching between some maternal knowledge and execution of child care. The connection between them is relevant to indicate in detail the unknowns and uncertainties and to improve positive knowledge, contributing to promoting early childhood development.

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Published

2022-10-21

Issue

Vol. 30 (2022)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Matching between maternal knowledge about infant development and care for children under one year old. (2022). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 30, e3676. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.5967.3676