Pub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2021.1895074
Intima Alrimawi, M. Watson, C. Hall, Maha Atout, Nabeel Al-Yateem
ABSTRACT Background Unintentional injuries are a major global health problem that affects children considerably. Such injuries are most common among under-fives and this places a significant burden on healthcare systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In Palestine, there is a paucity of research in this area. Aim To explore health professionals’ perceptions regarding factors affecting the prevention of home injuries to children aged below five in Ramallah. Methods A qualitative approach was adopted, employing semi-structured interviews with 24 health professionals who worked with children in a primary health care setting. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Three types of factors that facilitated or impeded the prevention of home injuries emerged: health professional-related factors, i.e. lack of training, workload, and team collaboration; parent-related factors, i.e. low economic status, lack of awareness, and the mothers’ employment status; and environmental factors, i.e. home size and structure, lack of data, low prioritisation among policymakers, lack of funds, and the political situation. Conclusions The findings of this study suggest that continuous education and specialised training of healthcare professionals is imperative to their pivotal role in increasing the awareness of parents and children about the prevention of home injuries, mainly in healthcare settings with limited resources such as Palestine.
{"title":"The Perceptions of Palestinian Health Professionals toward Factors Facilitating or Impeding the Prevention of Home Injuries among Young Children: A Qualitative Study","authors":"Intima Alrimawi, M. Watson, C. Hall, Maha Atout, Nabeel Al-Yateem","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2021.1895074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2021.1895074","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Unintentional injuries are a major global health problem that affects children considerably. Such injuries are most common among under-fives and this places a significant burden on healthcare systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In Palestine, there is a paucity of research in this area. Aim To explore health professionals’ perceptions regarding factors affecting the prevention of home injuries to children aged below five in Ramallah. Methods A qualitative approach was adopted, employing semi-structured interviews with 24 health professionals who worked with children in a primary health care setting. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Three types of factors that facilitated or impeded the prevention of home injuries emerged: health professional-related factors, i.e. lack of training, workload, and team collaboration; parent-related factors, i.e. low economic status, lack of awareness, and the mothers’ employment status; and environmental factors, i.e. home size and structure, lack of data, low prioritisation among policymakers, lack of funds, and the political situation. Conclusions The findings of this study suggest that continuous education and specialised training of healthcare professionals is imperative to their pivotal role in increasing the awareness of parents and children about the prevention of home injuries, mainly in healthcare settings with limited resources such as Palestine.","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":"29 1","pages":"101 - 117"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13575279.2021.1895074","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44938985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-04-01DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2021.1900787
S. Slavković, Sara Pavić, Š. Golubović
{"title":"The Importance of Assessing the Pre-school Children’s Participation at Home, Preschool and Community Setting","authors":"S. Slavković, Sara Pavić, Š. Golubović","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2021.1900787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2021.1900787","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13575279.2021.1900787","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49664306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-29DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2021.1898934
Runa Kalleson, R. Jahnsen, S. Østensjø
ABSTRACT Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common childhood disorders requiring comprehensive and coordinated care over time. This study aimed to add knowledge about health, educational and social services received by children and families throughout early childhood, with special attention on coordination services provided. Methods The study was designed as a prospective longitudinal cohort study utilising data from two CP registers in Norway. Fifty-seven families with children with CP aged 12–57 months with different levels of mobility limitations classified according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System were included. Services were mapped via the parent-reported Habilitation Service questionnaire at least three times. The relationships between mobility limitations and the number of services and type of coordination services were explored using a linear mixed model and Chi Square/Fischer’s exact test. Continuity in the provision of services was explored by identifying interruptions in the longitudinal reports on services received. Results Most of the families received both health, education and social services as well as some types of coordination services. The number and type of services received varied to some extent depending on the children’s mobility limitations. Multidisciplinary team and an individual service plan were widespread coordination services, while having a service coordinator was most common among the families raising a child with severe mobility limitations. Interruptions in the longitudinal reporting of services were frequent, especially in the receiving of coordination services. Conclusion The comprehensiveness of the provided services emphasises the need for coordination services. The relatively low proportion of families provided with a coordinator and the frequent interruptions in the longitudinal reports on services indicate some persistent challenges in the service system.
{"title":"Comprehensiveness, Coordination and Continuity in Services Provided to Young Children with Cerebral Palsy and Their Families in Norway","authors":"Runa Kalleson, R. Jahnsen, S. Østensjø","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2021.1898934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2021.1898934","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common childhood disorders requiring comprehensive and coordinated care over time. This study aimed to add knowledge about health, educational and social services received by children and families throughout early childhood, with special attention on coordination services provided. Methods The study was designed as a prospective longitudinal cohort study utilising data from two CP registers in Norway. Fifty-seven families with children with CP aged 12–57 months with different levels of mobility limitations classified according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System were included. Services were mapped via the parent-reported Habilitation Service questionnaire at least three times. The relationships between mobility limitations and the number of services and type of coordination services were explored using a linear mixed model and Chi Square/Fischer’s exact test. Continuity in the provision of services was explored by identifying interruptions in the longitudinal reports on services received. Results Most of the families received both health, education and social services as well as some types of coordination services. The number and type of services received varied to some extent depending on the children’s mobility limitations. Multidisciplinary team and an individual service plan were widespread coordination services, while having a service coordinator was most common among the families raising a child with severe mobility limitations. Interruptions in the longitudinal reporting of services were frequent, especially in the receiving of coordination services. Conclusion The comprehensiveness of the provided services emphasises the need for coordination services. The relatively low proportion of families provided with a coordinator and the frequent interruptions in the longitudinal reports on services indicate some persistent challenges in the service system.","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":"28 1","pages":"610 - 624"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13575279.2021.1898934","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43702291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-23DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2021.1895075
Sally Hester, Lisa Moran, Eliza Richards
ABSTRACT The paper focuses on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which sets standards for children's care, development and education in England from birth to five years old. Analysing the EYFS, as comprised of knowledge and discourses that inform, and are informed by broader cultural understandings of childhood and development, we argue that the way in which the current EYFS (2017) frames young children's behaviour promotes largely instrumental strategies for behaviour management which perpetuate overly static understandings of childhood and children's development and promote neo-liberal ideals that might be said to be detrimental to children's rights and their overall well-being. Importantly, we argue that the EYFS imposes discourses about responsibility for managing one's own behaviour on young children which simultaneously overlook the multidimensionality of children's lives and contradict other aspects of the EYFS and English early years policy. The paper makes suggestions about how the EYFS can be reimagined “otherwise” using the lens of governmentality, exposing power relations and the production of taken-for-granted “truths” about children's realities that appear in contemporary policies.
{"title":"Reimagining Children's Behaviour and Behaviour Management “Otherwise”: A Critical Commentary on the English Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)","authors":"Sally Hester, Lisa Moran, Eliza Richards","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2021.1895075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2021.1895075","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The paper focuses on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which sets standards for children's care, development and education in England from birth to five years old. Analysing the EYFS, as comprised of knowledge and discourses that inform, and are informed by broader cultural understandings of childhood and development, we argue that the way in which the current EYFS (2017) frames young children's behaviour promotes largely instrumental strategies for behaviour management which perpetuate overly static understandings of childhood and children's development and promote neo-liberal ideals that might be said to be detrimental to children's rights and their overall well-being. Importantly, we argue that the EYFS imposes discourses about responsibility for managing one's own behaviour on young children which simultaneously overlook the multidimensionality of children's lives and contradict other aspects of the EYFS and English early years policy. The paper makes suggestions about how the EYFS can be reimagined “otherwise” using the lens of governmentality, exposing power relations and the production of taken-for-granted “truths” about children's realities that appear in contemporary policies.","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":"28 1","pages":"305 - 320"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13575279.2021.1895075","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44793090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-23DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2021.1895076
R. Green, Lauren Bruce, Renée O’Donnell, T. Quarmby, K. Hatzikiriakidis, David Strickland, H. Skouteris
ABSTRACT Despite the clear benefits of engaging in regular physical activity (PA), research suggests that young people in Out-of-Home Care (OoHC) are less likely to achieve the recommended levels of PA than their same-aged counterparts in the general community. To date, there has been limited examination of the barriers to PA engagement specific to young people living in residential OoHC. This qualitative study aimed to better understand the barriers and/or challenges to regular PA engagement for young people in residential OoHC. The voice of young people, residential care staff, and key stakeholders in the OoHC sector were included through the use of interviews and focus groups. Three key barriers were identified including: (1) the residential OoHC setting is not conducive to PA; (2) young people require additional support to be physically active; and (3) there are community barriers which impact young people’s engagement in PA. Discussions identified a number of individual barriers or challenges faced by young people, which are impacted or exacerbated by the barriers faced at the system and community level. Findings suggest there is a need for governments, agencies involved in OoHC and community sports and recreation facilities to re-examine current practices and policies and address barriers related to workloads of residential care staff, funding, resource allocations, and capacity to support young people’s participation in PA. The need to take action is urgent and warranted. It is recommended that future intervention approaches develop innovative partnerships—that bring together research, practice, community, and policy resources—to ensure access to PA does not become an equity issue for YP living in residential OoHC.
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Pub Date : 2021-03-12DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2021.1887815
Wesley O’Brien, S. Belton, Ben Fitzpatrick, S. Shannon, Deirdre Brennan, F. Chambers, Karol O’Donovan, G. Breslin
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Pub Date : 2021-03-12DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2021.1887816
M. Al-Motlaq
ABSTRACT As a popular tenant underpinning paediatric health service provision, the ability of health professionals to achieve Family-Centred Care (FCC) is often questioned. A major factor has been the judgmental attitudes and behaviour of health professionals. According to expectancy-value theory, individuals’ behavioural decisions are based on their attitudes and beliefs. In this sense, this study assessed the hypothesis: when necessity beliefs (beliefs and attitudes) rise, the actual implementation of FCC components (behavioural decisions) will improve. Using a correlation design, the study measured staff perceived self-reported implementation of FCC in their practice and their necessity beliefs of its core components using a modified questionnaire. Outcomes of 65 questionnaires revealed an overall mean of self reported implementation of 2.37/5.0 (SD = 0.57) and an overall mean of necessity beliefs of 3.06/5.0 (SD = 1.04). A significant moderate correlation (Spearman's rho (64) = −0.4, p < 0.001) indicated that professionals better practiced FCC components they favourably perceived necessary. It is recommended that policymakers should focus on changing attitudes of professionals towards FCC elements. The outcomes suggest that education that positively influences the attitudes and beliefs of health professionals may facilitate the involvement of families, and subsequently, better health outcomes for children.
{"title":"Family-Centred Care and the Expectancy-Value Theory: Luxury or Necessity","authors":"M. Al-Motlaq","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2021.1887816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2021.1887816","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT As a popular tenant underpinning paediatric health service provision, the ability of health professionals to achieve Family-Centred Care (FCC) is often questioned. A major factor has been the judgmental attitudes and behaviour of health professionals. According to expectancy-value theory, individuals’ behavioural decisions are based on their attitudes and beliefs. In this sense, this study assessed the hypothesis: when necessity beliefs (beliefs and attitudes) rise, the actual implementation of FCC components (behavioural decisions) will improve. Using a correlation design, the study measured staff perceived self-reported implementation of FCC in their practice and their necessity beliefs of its core components using a modified questionnaire. Outcomes of 65 questionnaires revealed an overall mean of self reported implementation of 2.37/5.0 (SD = 0.57) and an overall mean of necessity beliefs of 3.06/5.0 (SD = 1.04). A significant moderate correlation (Spearman's rho (64) = −0.4, p < 0.001) indicated that professionals better practiced FCC components they favourably perceived necessary. It is recommended that policymakers should focus on changing attitudes of professionals towards FCC elements. The outcomes suggest that education that positively influences the attitudes and beliefs of health professionals may facilitate the involvement of families, and subsequently, better health outcomes for children.","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":"29 1","pages":"181 - 190"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13575279.2021.1887816","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45906618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-12DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2021.1891861
U. V. Ukoji, O. Fayehun
ABSTRACT Background Poor complementary feeding practices can expose young children to increased burdens of undernutrition, morbidity, and poor health outcomes in adulthood. Parents and caregivers, who feed the children, are shaped by socio-cultural beliefs and pervasive socioeconomic realities. Also, parental values are influenced by their perceptions and childhood feeding experiences among others. This study, therefore, explored the role of parental childhood feeding experiences and changing socioeconomic realities on complementary feeding practices in urban households of Aba, Nigeria. Method Twenty-eight in-depth interviews and eight focus group discussions were held with parents of young children aged 6–23 months attending postnatal care clinics in selected healthcare facilities in Aba city, Nigeria. Aba city is one of the sprawling urban centers in South-East Nigeria. Data were thematically analyzed using Atlas.ti software. Results Complementary feeding practices in the Aba urban households of South-East Nigeria did not meet the recommended feeding guidelines on timely complementary feeding and dietary diversity. Consumption of processed foods and sweetened beverages was prevalent. Data suggest this feeding pattern was affected by two factors: parental feeding experiences in early life and changing socioeconomic realities. Parents who lacked satisfactory feeding experiences in their childhood but achieved some socioeconomic success in later life exhibited poor complementary feeding practices. Also, certain food types were associated with affluence notwithstanding their nutritional values. Poor complementary feeding was also linked to the parental desire to not reliving their poor childhood feeding experiences. Conclusion The parental perceived poor childhood feeding experience has led many to adopt the consumption of processed foods and sweetened beverages. This may expose children to risks of undernutrition, obesity, and overall poor health outcomes in later adulthood. More effort should be made to educate parents on healthful eating patterns and the dangers of poor complementary feeding practices in children's overall health well-being in later life.
{"title":"Parental Childhood Feeding Experiences and Complementary Feeding Practices in Urban Households of Nigeria","authors":"U. V. Ukoji, O. Fayehun","doi":"10.1080/13575279.2021.1891861","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2021.1891861","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Poor complementary feeding practices can expose young children to increased burdens of undernutrition, morbidity, and poor health outcomes in adulthood. Parents and caregivers, who feed the children, are shaped by socio-cultural beliefs and pervasive socioeconomic realities. Also, parental values are influenced by their perceptions and childhood feeding experiences among others. This study, therefore, explored the role of parental childhood feeding experiences and changing socioeconomic realities on complementary feeding practices in urban households of Aba, Nigeria. Method Twenty-eight in-depth interviews and eight focus group discussions were held with parents of young children aged 6–23 months attending postnatal care clinics in selected healthcare facilities in Aba city, Nigeria. Aba city is one of the sprawling urban centers in South-East Nigeria. Data were thematically analyzed using Atlas.ti software. Results Complementary feeding practices in the Aba urban households of South-East Nigeria did not meet the recommended feeding guidelines on timely complementary feeding and dietary diversity. Consumption of processed foods and sweetened beverages was prevalent. Data suggest this feeding pattern was affected by two factors: parental feeding experiences in early life and changing socioeconomic realities. Parents who lacked satisfactory feeding experiences in their childhood but achieved some socioeconomic success in later life exhibited poor complementary feeding practices. Also, certain food types were associated with affluence notwithstanding their nutritional values. Poor complementary feeding was also linked to the parental desire to not reliving their poor childhood feeding experiences. Conclusion The parental perceived poor childhood feeding experience has led many to adopt the consumption of processed foods and sweetened beverages. This may expose children to risks of undernutrition, obesity, and overall poor health outcomes in later adulthood. More effort should be made to educate parents on healthful eating patterns and the dangers of poor complementary feeding practices in children's overall health well-being in later life.","PeriodicalId":35141,"journal":{"name":"Child Care in Practice","volume":"29 1","pages":"152 - 165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13575279.2021.1891861","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46147476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-02-25DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2021.1896990
P. Mccafferty
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Pub Date : 2021-02-25DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2020.1868407
Obed Adonteng-Kissi
ABSTRACT There is nearly universal consensus that child labour is harmful to the development of the child, however, widespread contention exists on whether child labour is cultural or economic necessity. This paper aimed to ascertain parental perceptions of the nature of child labour in rural and urban Ghana. The sample size of this study was 60 participants, all of whom were parents. Participants included: government officials; NGO representatives; and both parents whose children were involved in child labour, and parents whose children were not. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents (10) and stakeholders (10). and Focus groups (30); and participant observations (10) were also utilised. A purposive sampling technique was employed across rural and urban areas in Ghana. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. A framework approach was utilised as the main qualitative data analysis method. Parents in the rural areas indicated that the nature of child labour is cultural because children are not working because of economic necessity but for cultural reasons. On the other hand, children engage in child labour in the urban area for economic necessity since child labour is a very important component of the local economy. Understanding the socio-cultural and economic factors that drive child labour is necessary to design and execute the most suitable mechanisms for intervention and prevention.
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