The Development of Digital Knowledge Sets for Child Development First 1000 Days

Abstract

The objectives were 1) to study the current condition, problems, and needs of digital knowledge sets for child developmental promotion during the first 1,000 days, 2) to develop digital knowledge sets for child developmental promotion during the first 1,000 days, 3) to evaluate digital knowledge sets development for mother’s family for child developmental promotion during the first 1000 days. This study is Research and Development (R&D), divided into 4 phases namely, qualitative data collection from observations, semi-structured interviews, and in-depth interviews. Analyzed data by interpreting and using a questionnaire to collect quantitative data, descriptive analysis with average, percentage and standard deviation.

The results found that:

1. Digital knowledge sets for child developmental promotion during the first 1,000 days of Ko Phlapphla community are characterized by handbooks, e-books, websites, social media, and the need for digital knowledge.


2. The development of digital knowledge will use a digital platform consisting of applications, line, and web apps, able to bridge the gap between knowledge, accessibility, comprehension, can be practiced, and promote child development to age.


3. Digital knowledge sets during gestation; this will help create comprehension to mother’s family until be able to take care or observe herself if found abnormality during pregnancy. Digital knowledge sets for infants aged 0-12 months; this life stage is a life stage that changes quickly so developmental stimulation is important. Developmental assessment through web applications to collect data, which allow mother’s family and officers of the Health Promoting Hospital can retrieve data for child developmental surveillance throughout this life stage, and digital knowledge sets for toddlers aged 13-24 months; this life stage is a life stage that requires developmental surveillance to reduce risks, mother’s family can self-assessment if found abnormality then can consult doctors or officers of the Health Promoting Hospital to solve the problem in a timely manner.