Study Of Changes in Knowledge, Skill and Attitude in Parents with a Community-Based Interactive Program on ECD Promotion in Rural India (original) (raw)

Abstract

Introduction: Early childhood is the period of most rapid brain development. Early childhood development (ECD) is considered a prime investment for future prosperity in all dimensions, and the nurturing care framework provides a roadmap for promoting ECD. The deliverables for nurturing care (NC) are simple and affordable but require a robust delivery system with multi-stakeholder involvement to reach all caregivers, who are the ultimate implementing agents. Determining how to develop an effective ECD-NC delivery system can be a perplexing primary healthcare issue, unique to each country and community. Objectives To devise a cost-effective and sustainable program through the mediation of trained ECD activists from the community and to promote ECD-NC in remote, rural India by motivating and empowering mothers to implement nurturing care. Method In a rural community with an estimated 8,000 children between the ages of zero and six, eight local women were trained on ECD and NC delivery ...

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