Preventive maternal attitudes and practices of anemia in younger children

The present pre-experimental quantitative study aimed to determine the effect of the application of an educational program on maternal attitudes and preventive practices of anemia in children under 1 year of age at the Pueblo Libre-La Esperanza-Trujillo Health Post, 2018. The sample consisted of 61 mothers, to whom a questionnaire was applied before and after the educational program to measure the level of maternal attitudes and practices.The results of this research showed that after the application of the educational program 60.7% of the mothers presented a favorable attitude, 29.5% a moderately favorable attitude and only 9.8% showed an unfavorable attitude. As for practices, 57.4% of the mothers presented good practices, 26.2% regular practices and 16.4% poor practices. Thus concluding that the implementation of an educational program has a significant effect on maternal attitudes and preventive practices of anemia in 1-year-old children of the Pueblo Libre- La Esperanza-Trujillo Health Post, 2018.