Factors Associated with Smart Early Childhood in The Area Health Region VII

Abstract

The purposes of this Cross-sectional Analytical research were to study situation smart early childhood, early child parenting behavior, caregiver’s quality of life in the area health region VII and the association among factors of socio-demographic characteristics, early child parenting behavior and caregiver’s quality of life with smart early childhood. Data collection was done by using a questionnaire to collect data from 800 caregivers of children, weighing and measuring height, oral examination and assessment development of early childhood (0-5 years) 800 samples by using Denver Developmental Screening Test II (Denver II). The data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and multiple logistic regressions. The results revealed that situation of smart early childhood showed that 25.8%. Early child parenting behavior of caregiver were in moderate level at 50.4%. Caregiver’s quality of life were in good level at 77.1%. Factors associated with smart early childhood in the area health region VII were appeared of 4 factors as: 1) age range of children (AOR = 5.5; 95%CI: 3.71 to 8.27; p-value < 0.001) 2) preterm labor (AOR = 1.9; 95%CI: 1.30 to 4.18; p-value 0.032) 3) anemia in pregnancy (AOR = 1.4; 95%CI: 1.18 to 2.09; p-value 0.046) and 4) using electronic media of children (AOR = 1.4; 95%CI: 1.26 to 1.96; p-value 0.012) Therefore, in order to create smart early childhood must establish measures or encourage pregnant women to visit the antenatal care before the 12 week gestation period (Early ANC) and scheduled antenatal care to receive pregnancy medication for surveillance and treatment of anemia during pregnancy. Establish measures to prevent preterm labor with preventable factors and promote childbirth according to the gestational age. Emphasis is placed on raising awareness of the negative effects of using electronic media on children. Limit the time and take care of it according to age. Surveillance and promoting development, growth and oral health according to the age of the child continuously.