The effect of telephone counselling on health information of mothers regarding the development of less than five years old children in Isfahan

Mitra Reyhani; Farzad Khoshrang; Behrouz Rezaei; Behnaz Enjezab

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The effect of telephone counselling on health information of mothers regarding the development of less than five years old children in Isfahan

Author(s):

Mitra Reyhani^1,*,

Farzad Khoshrang²,

Behrouz Rezaei³,

Behnaz Enjezab⁴

1Dept. of Midwifery, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

2Dept. of Psychology, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

3Dept. of Nursing, Falavajan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

4Dept. of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Sadughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 16, issue 7; e77301

Published online:Feb 27, 2013

Article type:Brief Report

Received:Jan 31, 2012

Accepted:Jul 10, 2012

How to Cite:Mitra ReyhaniFarzad KhoshrangBehrouz RezaeiBehnaz EnjezabThe effect of telephone counselling on health information of mothers regarding the development of less than five years old children in Isfahan.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.2013;16(7):e77301.

Abstract

This study was done to evaluate the effect of telephone counselling on mother’s Health information regarding the growth and development of less than five years old children in Isfahan. In this randomized clinical trial, using a questionnaire, the health information of 1755 women having less than five years old children received telephone counselling for 6 month, compared with 1755 women without any counselling. For statistical analysis, SAS software was used. There were no meaningful differences between age, education, number and sex of children and source of health information in two groups. Leven and T test showed a meaningful differences between mother’s health information after intervention in case and control group (P<0.05). Telephone counselling can be useful to achieve WHO goals.

Keywords

telephone counselling

less than five years old children

knowledge

mothers

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