title: Cross-sectional study of a child health care programme at one family practice centre in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: We randomly selected 100 mothers with children under 2 years attending an immunization clinic to measure satisfaction with and the effects of a child health care programme. Mean duration of breastfeeding was 10.7 +/- 6.9 months; 37% of children were exclusively breastfed, 16% artificially fed and 47% mixed fed. Breastfeeding knowledge scores were good or fair for most mothers. Only 26% used effective contraception and 46% had a child-spacing of < or = 12 months. We found 78.6% of lactating mothers had well or fairly balanced diets. Process of care was satisfactory in 73% of records reviewed, programme structure was satisfactory and 91% of mothers were satisfied with the programme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College, King Saud University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khattab
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001721:Birth Intervals; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000592:standards*; D003267:Contraception / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires