Effect Of Malnutrition In Pregnancy For Both Mother And Child

1.3 Objectives of the study

The main objective of the study is to Effect Of Malnutrition In Pregnancy For Both Mother And Child. Specific Objectives;

1. To determine the socio demographic factors of mothers associated with under five malnutrition

2. To assess the relationship between children characteristics and under five malnutrition

3. To determine the association between children caring practices and under-five malnutrition

4. To determine the association between environmental conditions and under five malnutrition

1.4 Research Questions

1. What influence mother’s socio demographic and socio-economic factors have on under five child malnutrition?

2. What is the association between a child characteristic and under five-year malnutrition?

3. Does a child care practice have an influence on under five-year malnutrition?

4. What is the relationship between environmental conditions of a child and under five malnutrition?

1.5 Significance of the study

It was important to undertake this study because of the numerous benefits to has offered for improving good nutrition among children. The study provides information on prevalence and associated risk factors of child malnutrition in Ewoyi community . It has helped in identifying factors that are barriers to good nutrition practice, and translate each guideline into specific recommendations that health care providers, mothers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and  agencies such as Ministry of Health (MoH) and Nigeria Health Service (NHS) needs to develop the right measures of improving and eradicating malnutrition among children. The information provided in this study would also be used in planning interventions concerning malnutrition, particularly child malnutrition.

1.6 Scope of the study

This study had some limitations, which include some of the following. The study will be a cross- sectional study so it was difficult to examine any potential temporal relationships or causal associations. In addition, hygiene practices were determined based on self-reported data from the caregivers, as well as other sanitation factors and socio-economic variables like level of income.

Most mothers did not carry along their record to health chart book, hence it was difficult confirming the immunization status of the child.

1.7 Limitation of the study

The researcher encountered problems during the course of carrying out this research; such problems were as a result of selected respondents who refused to accept and participate and also encountered difficulty in acquiring relevant materials and items. The attitude of selected subjects to fill the questionnaire to time so as not to delay the result of the research also posed a problem. However, the researcher appealed to the participants through persuasive means.?