Nutrition Education Improves Mother's Knowledge and Attitude In The Provision Of Complementary Foods
Abstract
The provision of complementary foods in infants is very important for their development and
growth. Prior knowledge and experience of mothers regarding complementary feeding
determine how they provide the complementary foods for children. This study aimed to
investigate the effects of nutrition education on knowledge and attitude of mothers in
providing complementary foods. The study design was quasi-experiment with nonrandomized
control
pre
and
post-test
group.
The
intervention
group
consisted
of
mothers
who
received
education
on
nutrition about complementary feeding through lecture and simulation
for two days; whereas, the control group was a group without any intervention. The
differences of knowledge and attitude between the intervention and the control group were
analyzed by using independent t-test or Mann Whitney test. Some significant differences were
found between the intervention and the control group in knowledge (p = 0.001) and attitude (p
= 0.018). Thus, nutrition education gave a positive effect on knowledge and attitude of
mothers in the provision of complementary foods.