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Statistical Analysis Of Prevalence Malnutrition On Children Zero To Five Years
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1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
What really instigated the study
was the increased mortality of children under the ages of five (5) as a
result of malnutrition; about 50 percent of the citizens in Nigeria are
low income earners, it is evident from World Bank found that, from 1970
to 2000, the number of malnourished children decreased by 20 percent in
developing countries. Some the other problems discovered are in the
areas of lack of iodine intake by pregnant mothers before child birth,
lack of minerals, calcium vitamins has seen to be a major clog on the
wheels of child growth and development. In Nigeria today, there has been
lack of nutritional education in most of the hospitals to educate
pregnant mothers on how to feed before child birth.
1.3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The
main aim of the research work is to carry out a statistical analysis of
the prevalence of malnutrition on children Zero to five years. Other
specific aims of the study include:
To examine the effect and causes of malnutrition among children from Zero to Five years of age
To examine the relationship between malnutrition and child mortality rate in Nigeria
To identify the strategies for reducing malnutrition in children from zero to five years
To examine the effect of parent income on child care and malnutrition among children from Zero to Five years old
To proffer solution to the above stated problems
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The
study came up with research questions so as to be able to ascertain the
above stated objectives. The specific research questions are stated
below as follows:
What is the effect and causes of malnutrition among children from Zero to Five years of age?
What is the relationship between malnutrition and child mortality rate in Nigeria?
What are the strategies for reducing malnutrition in children from zero to five years?
Does parent income have any effect on child care and malnutrition among children from Zero to Five years old?
1.5 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
H0: there is no significant relationship between malnutrition and child mortality rate in Nigeria
H1: there is significant relationship between malnutrition and child mortality rate in Nigeria
H0:
length for age and weight for age does not influence mortality rate
among children from Zero to Five years as a result of malnutrition
H1:
length for age and weight for age influences mortality rate among
children from Zero to Five years as a result of malnutrition
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