The mPower Initiative: Helping Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Bangladesh
Author Information
Author(s): Perrins Genevieve, Jahan Israt, Khan Md. Nuruzzaman, Al Imam Mahmudul Hassan, Power Rosalie, King Catherine, Muhit Mohammad, Badawi Nadia, Khandaker Gulam
Primary Institution: Central Queensland Public Health Unit, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
Hypothesis
How does the mPower community-based intervention impact mothers’ knowledge and use of rehabilitation services for children with cerebral palsy?
Conclusion
The mPower intervention successfully improved health literacy and likely increased rehabilitation service utilization among mothers of children with CP in rural Bangladesh.
Supporting Evidence
- Mothers who attended more than two-thirds of the mPower sessions showed a significant increase in CP-related knowledge.
- 55.3% of mothers who attended more than two-thirds of the sessions utilized rehabilitation services compared to 22.6% who attended fewer sessions.
- 67.5% of attendees showed improvement in disease-specific knowledge at endline.
Takeaway
This study shows that when mothers learn more about how to care for their children with cerebral palsy, they are more likely to get help for them.
Methodology
A quasi-experimental study with a pre-post-intervention comparison method was used to assess outcomes among mothers of children with CP.
Potential Biases
Attendance variability and reliance on self-reported data may introduce bias.
Limitations
The lack of a control group and the study being conducted in a single region may limit the generalizability of the findings.
Participant Demographics
65.7% of participants had primary education or lower, 95.5% were housewives, and 61.0% had a monthly income of less than $84 USD.
Statistical Information
P-Value
0.04
Confidence Interval
95% CI: 1.0, 11.3
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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