Книга: Grace Ikirimat Odeke «Determinants of Under Nutrition Among Children in Northern Uganda:2000»

Производитель: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing"

This study aimed at establishing the rate of under nutrition among children from northern Uganda and factors that contributed to it in the period 2000-2001. Data on children of mothers within the reproductive ages that was obtained from the UDHS 2000-2001 with a sample size of 1, 041 from eight districts of Northern Uganda was studied. Under nutrition status was assessed for wasting, stunting and underweight. Most children received food supplements when aged 4-6 months. Results showed that 32. 7 percent of the children were stunted, 27 % underweight and 10. 2 % wasted. The rate of stunting reduced as birth order increased from 2 to 6+ and children in birth order 2-3 were least (22. 6 %) underweight. There was association between birth order and wasting. Stunting and wasting increased as age of children increased. Children who received food supplement before the age of four months (7. 7 %) were wasted and underweight, while the majority introduced to food supplements aged 4-6 months were... ISBN:9783659233890

Издательство: "LAP Lambert Academic Publishing" (2012)

ISBN: 9783659233890