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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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5.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
The study found out that malnutrition is one of the major challenges affecting under-five childreninArabaand kalmalo district. The common form of malnutrition included stunting, wasting and under weight. Children aged 39-59 months were less likely to be underweight than those aged less than twelve months. Stunting was majorly common among children of peasant farmers than those from pastoralist mothers or even those doing business.
5.3 CONCLUSION
Results from the analysis confirm that age of a child and maternal occupation are one of the most significant determinants of malnutrition in Araba andKalmalo district. The study therefore underscores the age groups prone to malnutrition challenges as well as the particular occupations among women that could pose a risk of malnutrition to the underfive children.. This then gives a focus to policymakers in the designing of strategies aimed at combating malnutrition among children below five years.
5.4 RECOMMENDATIONS
The study recommends exclusive breast feeding and proper supplementary feeding especially among children aged less than three years. In line with UNICEF and WHO recommendations, there is need for exclusive breast feeding during the first six months of life and thereafter semi-solid complementary foods are introduced up to at least two years or more. This will consequently reduce on the underweight children who are mostly aged less than three years in the districts of Araba and kalmalo districts.The study also recommends a special arrangement for mothers engaged in cultivation to have their children breastfed regularly by having their babies brought to the gardens at regular intervals. The mothers could also visit their babies at home regularly from their gardens to ensure that proper nutrition is given to their children. This may contribute to a reduction in stunting especially among children of peasant farmers who were found to have increased levels of malnutrition than the rest of the children with mothers of other occupations.There is need for a bigger study to be carried out in the district Araba andkalmalo covering more children to establish the determinants of underfive malnutrition. Perhaps another study may establish significant determinants like education of mother, sex of child, birth order, birth interval, age of mother and marital status. These factors were found significant in the literature review despite the fact that they were insignificant in this study.
5.5 AREAS FOR FURTHER STUDIES
There is need for a comprehensive study on the impact of climatic variability on the malnutrition of under-five children in Nigeria. This is an environmental aspect that was not particularly studied at length yet it is an important phenomenon that has not been widely studied by several scholars.
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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 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---
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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---