Effect of maternal growth monitoring knowledge on stunting, wasting and underweight among children 0–18 months in Tamale metropolis of Ghana
| Autor: | Abdul-Razak Abizari, Muzamil Mohammed Abubakari, Ambrose Atosona, Anthony Wemakor, Mohammed Majeed, Mohammed Bukari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent lcsh:Medicine Nutritional Status Bivariate analysis Ghana General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Child Development 0302 clinical medicine Thinness Environmental health Chi-square test Humans Medicine Underweight 030212 general & internal medicine Tamale lcsh:Science (General) lcsh:QH301-705.5 Wasting Growth Disorders Stunting 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Wasting Syndrome business.industry lcsh:R Infant Newborn nutritional and metabolic diseases Infant Nutritional status General Medicine Middle Aged Research Note Exact test Knowledge lcsh:Biology (General) Growth monitoring medicine.symptom business lcsh:Q1-390 |
| Zdroj: | BMC Research Notes BMC Research Notes, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1756-0500 |
| Popis: | This study sought to assess maternal growth monitoring knowledge and its effect on stunting, wasting and underweight among children 0-18 months in the Tamale Metropolis. An analytical cross-sectional study design, involving 340 mother-child pairs randomly selected from 4 health facilities in the Tamale Metropolis, was used. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics and maternal growth monitoring knowledge. Weight and length of children were taken to assess nutritional status (stunting, underweight and wasting). Chi-square/Fisher’s exact test was used to determine the association between maternal growth monitoring knowledge level and child nutritional status.This study sought to assess maternal growth monitoring knowledge and its effect on stunting, wasting and underweight among children 0-18 months in the Tamale Metropolis. An analytical cross-sectional study design, involving 340 mother-child pairs randomly selected from 4 health facilities in the Tamale Metropolis, was used. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics and maternal growth monitoring knowledge. Weight and length of children were taken to assess nutritional status (stunting, underweight and wasting). Chi-square/Fisher’s exact test was used to determine the association between maternal growth monitoring knowledge level and child nutritional status. |
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