Smart Early Childhood in The Northeast Region
Smart Early Childhood
Keywords:
Health literacy, Quality of life, Smart early childhoodAbstract
The objective of this research aimed to assess smart early childhood’s situation in northeast of Thailand and to analyze associations with variable of characteristics, health literacy, child rearing behavior, caregiver’s quality of life and smart early childhood in northeast region. Data collection was done by using a questionnaire to collect data from 584 caregivers and assessment development of early child (0-5 years) 584 samples by using Denver developmental screening test II. The data was analyzed by multiple logistic regressions. The result revealed that situation of smart early childhood in northeast region; normal developmental, appropriate growth and no decayed tooth 35.1%. Factors associated with smart early childhood when they are controlled with other influential factors; there are total 5 factors; 1) caregiver income (AOR = 2.1 95% CI = 1.38, 3.14, P value < 0.001) 2) age range of early childhood (AOR = 1.5 95% CI = 1.09, 2.07, P value < 0.040) 3) preterm labor (AOR = 2.0 95% CI = 1.29, 3.00, P value = 0.002) 4) health literacy of caregiver (AOR = 2.1 95% CI = 1.21, 4.15, P value = 0.046) and 5) quality of life about social relationship of the caregiver (AOR = 1.6 95% CI = 1.05, 2.29, P value < 0.029).
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