Status and Needs for Nutrition Services for Infants and Preschoolers among Public Health Center Workers and Infants Mothers.
- Author:
Jaeok KOO
1
;
Kyungsuk CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Home Economics, Korea National Open university, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
health worker;
nutrition service for infants;
nutrition service needs
- MeSH:
Breast Feeding;
Cooking;
Dental Care;
Education;
Employment;
Government Programs;
Humans;
Infant*;
Menu Planning;
Mothers*;
Nutritionists;
Public Health*;
Vaccination;
Weaning
- From:Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
2001;6(3):354-360
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This study was carried out to investigate the present status of nutrition services for infants in public health centers and the need for nutrition services of health workers and infants mothers. The study subjects were 146 health workers and 197 infants mothers. The results were as follows : At present, the only major nutrition services for infants were vaccination and dental care. Proper nutrition management services were available to infants. Nutrition knowledge scores were 16.8 for health workers and 15.3 for mothers out of 20 possible points. Health workers strongly demanded a well-organized nutrition education program, government support, audio-visual materials and the employment of a community nutritionist. The public health workers, in particular, demanded the development of education programs for breastfeeding and weaning. The infants mothers demanded services of nutrition information and teaching of cooking and menu planning. Based on this, the results suggest that the employment of a community nutritionist and the development of practical nutrition service programs for infants are needed very urgently for public health centers.
