Televizyon izlemenin 1-6 yas çocuk saglıgı üzerindeki etkilerine yönelik annelerin tutum ve davranıslarının belirlenmesi

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Atatürk Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey

Approval Date: 2014

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: ZÜHAL ALTINKILIÇ

Principal Supervisor (For Co-Supervisor Theses): Hava ÖZKAN

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

Determination Of Mothers' Attitudes And Behaviors About The Effects Of Tv- Watching Upon The Health Of Children Aged 1-6 Years Aım: The study was descriptively undertaken in order to determine the negative effects of TV-watching upon the health of children aged 1-6 and to explore mothers' attitudes and behaviors about TV-watching. Material and Method: The population of the study was consisted of 4377 children aged 1-6 who were registered to Farabi Family Center and Horasan Family Center located in Horasan county of Erzurum Province in 2013. The sample of the study was composed of 353 mothers who had children aged 1-6. The data of the study was collected using an information form. For the data assessment; t test, Mann Whitney U test were used for the independent groups while one way variance analysis, Kruskal Wallis Analysis, Pearson and Yates corrected chi-square analysis were used for the independent groups. Results: It was found out that most of the children watched TV for ≥ 2 hours and 61.2% of them had health problems in case they watched TV for long hours. It was seen that there was no difference in mean attitude scores of children aged 1-6 in terms of TVwatching as far as mothers' age groups were concerned (p>0.05) while significant difference existed in terms of mean behavior scores (p<0.001). It was explored that there was significant difference in mean attitude and behavior scores of the children aged 1-6 in terms of TV-watching as far as mothers' educational status, employment status, economic status, family type, the number of the children aged 1-6 and children's gender were concerned (p<0.001). Conclusion: It was understood that children watched TV more than the amount recommended and had health problems –particularly; eye and sleep problems- in case they watched TV for a long time. It was seen that mothers' educational status, family type, the number of the children they had, employment and economic status were important factors on children's TV-watching. It will be useful to organize training programs that will make mothers aware of the fact that TV may have important psychosocial, mental, physical effects upon children. Key Words: Child health, nurse, television, effects of TV-watching