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Making healthy baby contests more objective
G Bhat1, S Pardeshi, V Kakrani
1Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, B.J. Medical College, Pune.
Insights
The criteria for judging healthy baby contests were found to be objective, leading to more unbiased and easily accepted assessments. This improves the overall success of these community health events.
Area of Science:
- Community Health
- Pediatric Assessment
- Public Health Interventions
Background:
- Healthy baby contests are common community events aimed at promoting child well-being.
- Assessing the objectivity of judging criteria is crucial for the credibility and effectiveness of these contests.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the objectivity of criteria used in judging a healthy baby contest.
- To determine if the chosen criteria provide an unbiased assessment of participants.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study was conducted at an Urban Health Centre in Pune.
- Thirty-two children were selected from 998 screened participants for the contest.
- A scoring system evaluated personal hygiene, growth, development, immunization status, and maternal knowledge.
Main Results:
- High intraobserver correlation (rs = 0.85, p < 0.05) and interobserver correlation (rs = 0.92, p < 0.05) were observed.
- The scoring system demonstrated significant reliability.
- Contest scores were independent of the children's age.
Conclusions:
- The criteria employed in the healthy baby contest were objective.
- Objective criteria enhance the fairness, speed, and ease of participant assessment.
- Improved objectivity leads to greater acceptance of contest results, increasing the success of healthy baby contests.
Study Objectives:
To assess the objectivity of the criteria chosen to judge a healthy baby contest.
Design:
Cross-sectional study design.
Setting:
Urban Health Centre, Pune.
Participants:
Of the 998 children attending twelve anganwadis, who were screened preliminarily, 32 were chosen for the healthy baby contest. The contest was assessed using a specified scoring system in which due weightage was given to personal hygiene, growth, development, immunisation status and mother's knowledge about nutrition and vaccination.
Results:
There was a significant intraobserver correlation (rs = 0.85, p < 0.05) and intraobserver correlation (rs = 0.92, p < 0.05). The scores were age independent.
Conclusions:
The criteria chosen were objective in nature. The objectivity of the criteria can make the assessment of the participants more unbiased, quick and easy. The results of the contests can be explained more easily and are more readily accepted. Thus, the healthy baby contests can be made more successful.