Age-related patterns of early childhood development practices amongst rural families in Burkina Faso: findings from a nationwide survey of mothers of children aged 0-3 years
| Autor: | Joanna Murray, Zelee Hill, Tessa Swigart, Mireille Belem, Jennifer Hollowell |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Rural Population Psychological intervention Mothers Nationwide survey 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Child Development Environmental health Age related parenting survey research Surveys and Questionnaires parasitic diseases Burkina Faso Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Early childhood Mass Media Family Characteristics 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Newborn Infant Survey research Health Services early childhood development Geography Child Preschool Original Article Female Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 0305 other medical science Rural population Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Global Health Action article-version (VoR) Version of Record Global Health Action, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1654-9880 1654-9716 |
| Popis: | Background Around two thirds of children in Sub-Saharan Africa are at risk of not meeting their developmental potential. Scalable interventions, based on an understanding of local contexts, that promote nurturing care in children’s early years are needed. Objectives To investigate age-related patterns of Early Childhood Development (ECD) practices amongst caretakers of children aged 0–3 years in rural households in Burkina Faso, in order to inform the design of a mass media campaign to be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial. Methods A household survey using a structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 960 rural mothers of children aged 0–3 years in a regionally stratified random sample of 130 villages. Results The mother was the main caretaker and engaged most in ECD-related activities at all ages (0–3 years). The father, grandmother and older children also engaged in ECD-related activities with older children (aged 1–3 years). Singing and playing occurred moderately frequently. Singing in the last three days: 36% at age 0–5 months increasing to 84% at age 3 years; playing in the last three days: 26% at age 0–5 months, increasing to 65% at age 3 years. Activities such as reading, counting, drawing, ‘showing and naming’ and ‘chatting’ were limited, particularly in the child’s first year. Reasons for not engaging in these activities include lack of literacy, lack of books and toys or playthings and a belief that the child was too young. Conclusion Opportunities for learning, especially through verbal interactions, appeared to be limited during the developmentally crucial first three years, most notably in the first year of life. The challenge for ECD intervention development in Burkina Faso will be finding ways to promote more responsive interactions at an early age and finding ways of mobilizing other family members to become more engaged in stimulating activities in the child’s early years. |
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