Effect of Educational Program for Mothers on Nutritional Status of Children with Non-Organic Failure to Thrive

BackgroundNon-Organic Failure to Thrive include inadequate caloric intake caused bybehavioral or psychological problems such as emotional deprivation, maternalneglect, poor maternal child relationship and disordered interactions between achild and caregiver. Aim : The present study was aimed to evaluate the effectof educational program for mothers on nutritional status of children with non-organic failure to thrive. Research design: A quasi-experimental researchdesign was used. Setting: The study was conducted at outpatient clinicgastroenterology and nutrition of Tanta Main University Hospital Subjects : Apurposive sampling of sixty mothers and their children with nonorganic failureto thrive were involved in the study Tools : Two tools were utilized to collectthe required data Tool (I): Mothers' Knowledge Questionnaire about Non -Organic Failure to Thrive, Tool (II): Nutritional Assessment Sheet. Results:The majority of the mothers had poor knowledge pre educational program,while immediate and three month after educational program the total scores ofmothers 'knowledge were improved. Conclusion: It was concluded thatmothers` knowledge in relation to care of children with non-organic failure tothrive were improved after implementation of an educational program.Recommendations: conducting in-service educational program aboutnonorganic failure to thrive to nurses and mothers at pediatric outpatientendocrine clinic to improve their knowledge regarding non-organic failure tothrive