Behavioral Problems among Preschool children: A Descriptive Study at Solapur
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Some preschool children show difficult behaviors; identifying and helping these children is a vital task. Researchers are finding that intervening at this time in life can be highly effective in helping children develop better coping skills. In order to intervene, researchers need to identify those at risk earlier so as to provide proper parental counseling & child guidance and create awareness in the public. The present study was undertaken to study the prevalence of behavioral problems among pre-school children, to study association of behavioral problems with some demographic factors and to study awareness of parents about behavioral problems in pre-school children. Materials and Methods: A community based cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out during August 2011 – October 2011. By simple random sampling method, from 16 Anganwadi Centers, a total of 400 children in the age group of 3-6 years were selected and mothers of these children were interviewed. Chi-square test was applied to find the association of behavioral problems with socio-demographic factors. Results: Prevalence of behavioral problems among pre-school children was found to be 24.8%. There is significantly higher prevalence of behavior problems among male children [29.6%], eldest child [38.4%], children belonging to families with low maternal education [38.1%] and working mothers [35.7%] & less duration of breast feeding [45.7%]. Most of the mothers [38.4%] didn’t know the reason for behavioral problems. Conclusion: The types of socio-demographic groups which are more vulnerable to these problems are male, eldest child, belonging to families with low maternal education, working mothers & less duration of breast feeding. There is need for education of parents about identifying and managing behavioral problems in childhood.
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Kulkarni SS, Kumavat AP, Dixit JV
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