The effect of educational program on mother’s child (6 to 9 month age) for reducing growth failure in Hamadan: applying Health Belief Model (HBM)

Abstract

Introduction: Infants and children are valuable human resources for our future. Their desirable growth influences the quality of human resources for the future. Nutritional education is one of the most important ways to improve children's health. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of nutrition education program on reducing growth failure among children based on Health Belief Model (HBM) in two Hamadan Urban Health Centers (UHC).