Audiovisual and printed technology to prevent childhood diarrhea: A clinical trial

• DOI: 10.1111/phn.12962
• Publication Date: 2021-09-16T18:35:19Z
• Authors: Emanuella Silva J...; Brena Shellem Bes...; Francisca Mayra d...; Maria Jocelane Na...; Rhaiany Kelly Lop...; Jallyne Colares B...; Hévila Ferreira G...; Leidiane Minervin...; Ludmila Alves do ...; Jardeliny Corrêa ...; Débora Joyce Nasc...; Elizamar Regina d...; Isabelle Melo Mar...; Lorena Pinheiro B...
• Keywords: Diarrhea; Technology; Mothers; Self Efficacy; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Child, Preschool; Humans; Female; Child; Brazil

AbstractObjectiveTo compare the effect of using an educational booklet and a video alone or together in promoting maternal self‐efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea.Design and sampleRandomized multicenter clinical trial with 522 mothers of children under 5 years of age from northeastern Brazil. They were allocated into eight groups, according to the city: metropolis − video alone (N = 61), booklet alone (N = 60), booklet and video along (N = 60), without intervention (N = 60); countryside − booklet alone (N = 70), video alone (N = 70), booklet and video along (N = 71), without intervention (N = 70).MeasurementsA sociodemographic form and the Maternal Self‐Efficacy Scale for preventing early childhood diarrhea.ResultsIncreases in self‐efficacy scores were observed in all experimental groups after the educational intervention. Urban mothers living had greater self‐efficacy than rural mothers. This result was verified in the video alone group (p = .036) and without intervention group (p = .003). Mothers in all intervention groups, regardless of the educational intervention used, had higher self‐efficacy scores than the comparison group mothers (p < .05).ConclusionThe tested educational technologies promoted maternal self‐efficacy to prevent childhood diarrhea, regardless of whether they are applied alone or in combination.