PROMOTING EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION OF PARENTS AT BAN NA SINUAN, NA SIEW SUB-DISTRICT, MUANG DISTRICT, CHAIYAPHUM PROVINCE

Abstract

This descriptive research aimed to study the promotion of early childhood nutrition of parents at Ban Na Si Nuan, Na Siew Sub-district, Mueang District, Chaiyaphum Province. The population in this study were parents of early childhood children amounted to 55 people were collected by using a 4 part questionnaire, which was analyzed by statistical data, percentage and mean. The results showed that most of the parents are female, primary education, farmer occupation, skipped-generation family characteristics and getting information from the phone. The nutritional status of the child was normal level, but found that the trend was higher than the threshold. The behavior of the parents' child nutrition promotion was found to be at a good level ( = 4.01, S.D. = 0.42) and the behavior of the marketing mix in promoting early childhood nutrition of the parents was at a moderate level ( = 3.63, S.D.=0.32) Recommendations from this study were child development centers should plan nutrition education for parents and foster parental attitudes about nutrition by allowing parents to participate in nutrition of early childhood for participation and sustainability in the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of parents in promote nutrition for early childhood.