The effect of educational intervention on empowering mothers about proper nutrition of children under two years old in Shiraz in 1398

Background and Aim: The first two years of a child s life are considered to be the most important period of their development and development. This period is veryimportant from the point of view of breastfeeding. It was done under two years. Materials and Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study. Samples were randomly selected from health houses by multistage random sampling. After data collection, questionnaires were collected between control and intervention groups. Data were collected and analyzed 6 months after the intervention Results: Before the intervention, the mean scores of awareness and behavior scores were 0.9 in the intervention group and 3.1, respectively, and increased after the intervention to 0.9 and 0.5, respectively. At baseline, they were 2.9 and 1.2, and after intervention, respectively. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that education can be an effective tool for promoting mothers knowledge and behavior towards child nutrition.

Keywords:

empowerment , educational intervention , health home , children