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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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Based on the age of the mother at birth, majority of the children had their mothers aged 30-39 years 42 (44.4%) while quite a significant proportion was also from children whose mothers at birth were aged 20-29 years 34 (32.7%). Few of the children were from mothers aged less than 20 years 16 (15.4%) and 40-49 years 12 (11.5%) at birth respectively.
4.2.2 Maternal factors of malnutrition among under-five children
The maternal factors of malnutrition among children under five years
The percentage distribution of under-five children according to the education level of the mother indicates that majority of the mothers had received primary level education 76 (73.1%) and quite a few had never been to school16 (15.4%). Findings further reveal that only 12 (11.5%) of the children had mothers with secondary education and above. The level of education could impact on child care as many of the mothers may lack the basic skills and knowledge to look after their children by offering nutritious feeding. Many of such mothers still believe in traditional way of feeding and would ignore the recommended child feeding and health practices that encourages exclusive breast feeding for up to at least six months as well as provision of nutrition supplements and balanced diet.
The distribution of under-five children according to the marital status of their mother indicates that majority of the children were born to mothers who were married/cohabiting 69(66.3%). Quite a big number of the underfive children were born to never married/separated mothers 35(33.7%).
The findings also indicate that majority of the under-five children had their mothers who were peasant farmers 52 (50%) as their occupation. Children whose mothers were doing business or civil servants were also significantly many 32 (30.8%) as well as the pastoralists 14 (13.4%). Most of the mothers who did business lived nearer to the trading centres in Arabaand Kalmalo districts. There were also a few children whose mothers did handcrafts as their occupation 6 (5.8%).
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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 wi ... Continue reading---
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 assistan ... 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 ... 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-fiv ... 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: ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 t ... 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 wi ... Continue reading---