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Background Malnutrition affects physical growth, morbidity, mortality, cognitive development, reproduction, and physical work capacity, and it consequently impacts on human performance, health and survival. It is underlying factor in many diseases for both children and adults, and is particularly prevalent in developing countries, where it affects one out of every 3 preschool-age children. A well-nourished child is one whose weight and height measurements compare very well with standard normal distribution of heights and weights of healthy children of the same age and sex. Factors that contribute to malnutrition are many and varied.Objective The objective of the present study is to evaluate the contribution of community health workers in the prevention of diseases caused by malnutrition in Rwanda. Factors included: community health workers, place of residence (urban, rural), sex of child, marital status, antenatal care, breastfeeding, wealth index and education level.Methodology: We used data from NISR(DHS2014.2015) collected on child that covered 1137 Households. The results show that the level of wasting, stunting, and underweight in children under five years of age was 51.89%, 58.4% and 36.24% respectively.Findings: Malnutrition was significantly (p |
