Effects of mother’s education on nutrition condition in children between 0-2 years in Zanjan.

ABSTRACT: The mother s education is of great importance and has a strong theoretical and research background in increasing of the status of nutrition children0-2years old. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect mother s education package on the state of nutrition children0-2 years old. It was a experimental study .a total of 81 children0-2 years old Zangan city. They were divided into two groups, including experimental and control groups. The experimental group was participated in mother s education of the state of nutrition training course but the control group did not .the data were collected through measuring of weight and height; and questionnaires, which were completed by interviewing children s parents. The nutritional status was evaluated according to the weight-for-age (Gomes), weight-for-height (Waterlow) and height-for-age (Waterlow) methods. The two groups were consequently compared. The T-test was used for the statistical analysisThe post-test mean scores with concern to increasing the Mothers information and changing the attitudes and nutrition children0-2 years old in the experimental group were significantly different from those of the pre-test mean scores.The results indicated that grow increasing children, as a mother s education, can play an important protective role in increasing information and grow increasing children and nutrition in Children0-2 Years Old. However, it is recommended to design a longitudinal study in order to evaluate the long term impacts of such interventional training programs on mother s education.