Abstract
Malnutrition is the major cause of many diseases and is a burden in developing countries. A child’s intake can have a great impact on her/his growth and development. The mothers’ knowledge on nutrition can play a vital role in child’s intake to improve nutritional status. Objective: To assess the knowledge of mothers of preschool children regarding malnutrition and its management. Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among mothers of preschool children. Five hundred and seventy mothers were selected randomly from 15 villages of Udupi Taluk. Pre-tested, structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data. The level of knowledge was determined by pre-defined score. Results: Majority (31.8%) of the mothers’ educational qualification was lower primary and 32.6% of them have completed high school. Majority (83.0%) of the mothers belonged to poor socio-economic status, 16.0% were from middle socioeconomic status and 1.0% were from Below Poverty Line (BPL) family. About 65.44% of mothers were having average knowledge about malnutrition, 31.58% of mothers had poor knowledge and only 1.0% were having good knowledge. Conclusion: This reiterates the need for education to improve knowledge on malnutrition among the mothers.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 37-41 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-01-2018 |
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Mothers knowledge on malnutrition : Community based cross sectional study. / Ansuya, ; Nayak, Baby S.; Unnikrishnan, B.; George, Anice; Shashidhara, Y. N.; Mundkur, Suneel C.
In: Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, Vol. 9, No. 1, 01.01.2018, p. 37-41.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
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T2 - Community based cross sectional study
AU - Ansuya,
AU - Nayak, Baby S.
AU - Unnikrishnan, B.
AU - George, Anice
AU - Shashidhara, Y. N.
AU - Mundkur, Suneel C.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Malnutrition is the major cause of many diseases and is a burden in developing countries. A child’s intake can have a great impact on her/his growth and development. The mothers’ knowledge on nutrition can play a vital role in child’s intake to improve nutritional status. Objective: To assess the knowledge of mothers of preschool children regarding malnutrition and its management. Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among mothers of preschool children. Five hundred and seventy mothers were selected randomly from 15 villages of Udupi Taluk. Pre-tested, structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data. The level of knowledge was determined by pre-defined score. Results: Majority (31.8%) of the mothers’ educational qualification was lower primary and 32.6% of them have completed high school. Majority (83.0%) of the mothers belonged to poor socio-economic status, 16.0% were from middle socioeconomic status and 1.0% were from Below Poverty Line (BPL) family. About 65.44% of mothers were having average knowledge about malnutrition, 31.58% of mothers had poor knowledge and only 1.0% were having good knowledge. Conclusion: This reiterates the need for education to improve knowledge on malnutrition among the mothers.
AB - Malnutrition is the major cause of many diseases and is a burden in developing countries. A child’s intake can have a great impact on her/his growth and development. The mothers’ knowledge on nutrition can play a vital role in child’s intake to improve nutritional status. Objective: To assess the knowledge of mothers of preschool children regarding malnutrition and its management. Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among mothers of preschool children. Five hundred and seventy mothers were selected randomly from 15 villages of Udupi Taluk. Pre-tested, structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data. The level of knowledge was determined by pre-defined score. Results: Majority (31.8%) of the mothers’ educational qualification was lower primary and 32.6% of them have completed high school. Majority (83.0%) of the mothers belonged to poor socio-economic status, 16.0% were from middle socioeconomic status and 1.0% were from Below Poverty Line (BPL) family. About 65.44% of mothers were having average knowledge about malnutrition, 31.58% of mothers had poor knowledge and only 1.0% were having good knowledge. Conclusion: This reiterates the need for education to improve knowledge on malnutrition among the mothers.
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