Evaluation of an educational training programme for the development of trainers in child mental health in Alexandria

A six-day workshop was conducted to develop trainers in mental health by providing physicians participating in the programme with the necessary educational knowledge and skills. A significant improvement was observed in the participants' knowledge and skills after the workshop. A significant correlation was found between the increase in knowledge and that of performance. The increase was affected neither by the years of work experience nor by the postgraduate degree held. This observed benefit and the satisfaction expressed by participants encourage the replication of such a programme in order to develop qualified health personnel capable of expanding mental health services for children

Determinants of the duration of lactional amenorrhea among mothers in Alexandria

A total of 300 women nursing a child aged 6 to 24 months were interviewed to determine their sociodemographic and biological characteristics, the antenatal care received, health problems encountered during pregnancy and the postpartum period, breast-feeding practices, child nutrition, and the duration of postpartum amenorrhoea. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that seeking antenatal care, the time of initiation of breast-feeding, and the infant's age at the time of supplement introduction were the only significant independent determinants of the duration of the lactational amenorrhoea. To prolong the duration of lactational amenorrhoea, health education regarding good breast-feeding practices is of crucial value