Effect of the board game as educational technology on schoolchildren’s knowledge on breastfeeding

Authors

  • Fernanda Demutti Pimpão Martins Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Luciana Pedrosa Leal Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Alessandro Henrique da Silva Santos Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Gerlaine de Oliveira Leite Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Cleide Maria Pontes Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2316.3049

Keywords:

Breast Feeding, Child, School Health, Clinical Trial, Educational Technology, Nursing

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the effect of the board game as an educational technology on schoolchildren’s knowledge on breastfeeding. Method: cluster-randomized clinical trial, held in nine schools, with 99 children in the third grade of elementary school (control group = 51 and intervention group = 48). The pretest was conducted in both groups; intervention consisted in the application of the educational technology immediately after pretest to the intervention group; and the post-test was applied on the 7th and 30th days to both groups. For the analysis of children’s knowledge on breastfeeding, we considered the pre- and post-test score means, using the Mann-Whitney test – for comparing the means between groups – and the Wilcoxon test – within the same group. Results: there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in the pretest. In the follow-up, when comparing the groups, there were higher means in the intervention group, on the 7th (19.68 ±1.788) and on the 30th (20.16±1.260) days, with statistically significant difference. Within the intervention group, there was significant increase of the means in the pretest (15.89±3.082) for the 30th day (20.16±1.260). Conclusion: such educational intervention has significantly contributed to the increase in scores of children’s knowledge on breastfeeding for the intervention group. UTN: U1111-1184-7386.

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Published

2019-03-21

Issue

Vol. 26 (2018)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Effect of the board game as educational technology on schoolchildren’s knowledge on breastfeeding. (2019). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 26, e3049. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2316.3049