Table 5 Practices of mothers related to child neglect (according to mothers and children)
| Practices | Experimental (n = 42) |
Control (n = 43) | p value for the ‘difference in the scores’ between experimental and control groups** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pre Mean (SD) |
Post Mean (SD) |
Pre Mean (SD) |
Post Mean (SD) | ||
| Practices related to child neglect (according to mothers) | |||||
| Safety of children |
13.17 (20.84) |
28.73 (20.05) |
11.47 (18.47) |
13.95 (17.68) | p < 0.001 |
| p < 0.001* | p = 0.073* | ||||
| Education of children |
5.15 (11.33) |
16.46 (21.58) |
12.01 (19.44) |
12.79 (12.38) | p = 0.005 |
| p = 0.001* | p = 0.708* | ||||
| Hygiene of children |
8.73 (19.560) |
13.88 (19.44) |
14.34 (22.29) |
15.89 (20.87) | p = 0.246 |
| p = 0.062* | p = 0.323* | ||||
| Nutrition of children |
8.73 (14.21) |
33.86 (25.84) |
11.88 (18.84) |
13.69 (17.45) | p < 0.001 |
| p < 0.001* | p = 0.128* | ||||
| Relationships with the child |
7.93 (13.76) |
28.17 (19.38) |
10.85 (15.27) |
12.59 (11.69) | p < 0.001 |
| p < 0.001* | p = 0.254* | ||||
| Social support for child caring |
8.39 (16.985) |
26.53 (16.86) |
7.19 (13.20) |
8.41 (9.51) | p < 0.001 |
| p < 0.001* | p = 0.398* | ||||
| Practices related to child neglect (according to children) | |||||
| Safety of children |
10.79 (18.62) |
30.63 (21.340) |
9.61 (17.59) |
11.47 (15.349) | p < 0.001 |
| p < 0.001* | p = 0.462* | ||||
| Education of children |
5.35 (12.72) |
15.87 (20.31) |
9.88 (19.60) |
11.62 (16.77) | p = 0.030 |
| p = 0.001* | p = 0.523* | ||||
| Hygiene of children |
6.34 (14.702) |
10.31 (16.02) |
9.30 (19.34) |
10.46 (15.00) | p = 0.449 |
| p = 0.077* | p = 0.696* | ||||
| Nutrition of children |
7.67 (16.55) |
34.12 (24.71) |
10.07 (18.75) |
10.85 (13.38) | p < 0.001 |
| p < 0.001* | p = 0.778* | ||||
| Relationships with the child |
5.55 (12.02) |
28.96 (17.28) |
9.30 (16.98) |
10.27 (10.88) | p < 0.001 |
| p < 0.001* | p = 0.628* | ||||
| Social support for child caring |
7.70 (16.49) |
26.75 (16.15) |
7.08 (14.56) |
8.41 (9.457) | p < 0.001 |
| p < 0.001* | p = 0.477* | ||||