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DETERMINANTS OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION AMONG UNDER-FIVE YEARS CHILDREN
[A CASE STUDY OF ILLELA LOCAL GOVERNMENT SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA] -
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTMalnutrition is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity among under-five children in Sub Saharan Africa. To understand the determinants of malnutrition among under –five children, a study was conducted in Araba and kalmalo districts of Illela l/g to Understand the determinants in these districtsMajority of the children were aged 37-59 months 54(51.9%) and followed by those aged 13-36 months 44 (42.3%) respectively the average age of the children in months is 37 with a standard deviation of 6.4 months. Half of the children 52 (50%) were of birth order 1-2 with a
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]COLLAGE OF PURE AND APPLY SCIENCEDEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCE KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE.A QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE DETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITION AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN ARABA AND KALMALO DISTRICTS IN ILLELA.Dear respondent, This is an academic research intended to assess the determinants of malnutrition under-five children in the districts of Araba and kalmalo district in Illela.The purpose of this study and its findings is purely academic. I kindly request for your assistance by sparing some of your precious time to participate in this study. The study will take about 3 ... Continue Reading
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LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable 4.1: Under five Child factors.                                                         Table 4.2: Maternal factors of malnutrition among under-five children Table 4.3: Immunization status of under-five children in Araba and kalmalo Districts Table 4.4: Levels of malnutrition among under five children in Araba and Kalmalo  Table 4.5: Bivariate associations between child and maternal factors with malnutrition among under-five children  Table 4.6: Determinants of malnutrition among under five children in Araba ... Continue Reading
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION APPROVAL BY SUPERVISORS DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  ABSTRACT LIST OF ACRONYMS/ ABBREVIATIONS  CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION  1.1 Background to the study  1.2 Problem Statement  1.3 Main objective 1.4 Specific objectives 1.5 Hypotheses 1.6 Scope of the study  1.7 Conceptual frame work  1.8 Significance of the study 1.9 Structure of the dissertation CHAPTER TWO:LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction  2.2 Malnutrition among under-five Children  2.3 Child related factors of under five malnutrition 2.4 Maternal factors of malnutri ... Continue Reading
List of symbols/Abbreviations - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF ACRONYMS/ ABBREVIATIONS AfrII:  Africa Innovations InstituteBCG:   Bacille Calmette-GuerinBMI:  Body Mass IndexCDP:  Child Days PlusDHS:  Demographic and Health SurveysEPI:  Expanded Programme on ImmunizationFAO:  Food and Agricultural OrganizationMAAIF:  Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and FisheriesMoH:  Ministry of HealthNPA:  National Planning AuthorityTASO:  The AIDS Support OrganizationUNICEF:  United Nations Children’s FundWHO:  World Health Organization ... Continue Reading
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1.1 Background to the studyThe World Health Organization (2013) estimates that there are 178 million children that are malnourished across the globe, and at any given moment, 20 million are suffering from the most severe form of malnutrition. Malnutrition contributes to between 3.5 and 5 million annual deaths among under-five children. UNICEF estimates that there are nearly 195 million children suffering from malnutrition across the globe. In 1997, the World Health Organization had observed that 60% of the deaths occurring among all the underfive chi ... Continue Reading
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]CHAPTER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW2.1 INTRODUCTION This section presents a synthesis of the reviewed literature on the determinants of malnutrition among under-five children in different settings particularly in developing countries.2.2 MALNUTRITION AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN Research findings indicate that poor nutrition during childhood is one of the most important conditions that impede the physical and the mental development of children which ultimately propagates the vicious cycle of intergenerational malnutrition. Consequently, the effects of under-five malnutrition ... Continue Reading
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREEMETHODOLOGY3.1 INTRODUCTIONThis chapter presents the methodology used in the study. This has been divided into study population, data source, variable specification, anthropometric analysis, data analysis andstudy limitations on the determinants of malnutrition among under-five children in Arabaand Kalmalo districts. 3.2 STUDY POPULATION The study population consistedof children below five years inAraba and Kalmalo districts. The two districts were considered because they were bordering with Niger Rep.3.3 DATA SOURCESecondary data was obtained  from 2 he ... Continue Reading
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 10 ]The levels of malnutrition by district, results in Table 4.4 above indicate that stunting was higher in Araba district than in Kalmalo. Similarly, child wasting and underweight were highest in Araba than in kalmalodistrict. ... Continue Reading
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The immunization status of the under-five children that were involved in the study reveals that majority of the children (51.9%) were immunized up to date according to the Expanded Programme on Immunization Card (EPI Card), and this was confirmed by at least 32.7% of the mothers whose children were fully immunized. Similar results were obtained for the BacilleCalmette-Guerin (BCG) immunization where most of the children had BCG scars (46.2%) followed by 32.7% of the children that were immunized up to date. Non immunized children were few (only 3.9%) among th ... Continue Reading
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Tanzania Health Bulletin.8, 3.Olwedo, M. A., Mworozi, E. M., Bachou, H., and Orach, C.G. (2008). Factors associated with malnutrition among children in internally displaced person’s camps, Northern Uganda. Journal of Africa Health Sciences 8(4), 244-252.United Nations Children’s Fund. (1990). Strategies of improving nutrition of children and women in developing countries, New York: UNICEF, USA.Victora, C. G., Huttly, S.R., Fuchs, S.C., andOlinto, M.T. (1997). The role of conceptual frameworks in epidemiological analysis: A hierarchical approach. ... Continue Reading
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTMalnutrition is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity among under-five children in Sub Saharan Africa. To understand the determinants of malnutrition among under –five children, a study was conducted in Araba and kalmalo districts of Illela l/g to Understand the determinants in these districtsMajority of the children were aged 37-59 months 54(51.9%) and followed by those aged 13-36 months 44 (42.3%) respectively the average age of the children in months is 37 with a standard deviation of 6.4 months. Half of the children 52 (50%) were of birth order 1-2 with a
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