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DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITIONAL PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IS PARAMOUNT IN CURBING THE HIGH RATE OF MORBIDITIES AND MORTALITIES AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN

Authors: OLANREWAJU Motunrayo

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: African Journal Of Health, Nursing And Midwifery

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Nutritional outcomes among under-five children
in Nigeria are among the worst globally. Therefore, this study
investigated the determinants of nutritional practices among
mothers with under-five children attending selected primary
health centers in Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria. The study
adopted a quantitative cross-sectional descriptive survey
research design. A A multi-stage sampling technique was used
to select 419 mothers of under-five children attending primary
health centres in Abeokuta, Ogun State. All the Research
questions and hypothesis were formulated and were tested using
the SPSS version 27 to compute descriptive and inferential
statistics which were tested at a 5% level of confidence. The
result indicated that mean age of respondents in this study was
28.48 ± 5.811years with participants between the ages of 27-35
(44.6%) were the highest. High level of knowledge regarding
under-five nutrition was measured on a 21-points rating scale
showed a mean score of 12.65±3.61. There was good level of
nutritional practices which was measured on a 17-points rating
scale showed a mean score of 11.06±2.26. There was a
significant difference between level of education of mother and
their nutritional practice (P=0.000), there is a significant
correlation between respondents’ level of knowledge (r=0.256;
p=0.000). In conclusion, the study established that there is good
level of knowledge of under-five nutrition; there was poor
support and good level of nutritional practice. The study
recommended that continued training and re-training is very
important for mothers of under-five children. There is also need
for active involvement of the media in dissemination of
nutritional benefits of under-five children.

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OLANREWAJU,M. . (2021). DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITIONAL PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IS PARAMOUNT IN CURBING THE HIGH RATE OF MORBIDITIES AND MORTALITIES AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN, 4 (), 139-139.

OLANREWAJU,M. . "DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITIONAL PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IS PARAMOUNT IN CURBING THE HIGH RATE OF MORBIDITIES AND MORTALITIES AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN" 4, no (), (2021): 139-139.

OLANREWAJU,M. and . (2021). DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITIONAL PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IS PARAMOUNT IN CURBING THE HIGH RATE OF MORBIDITIES AND MORTALITIES AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN, 4 (), pp139-139.

OLANREWAJUM, . DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITIONAL PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IS PARAMOUNT IN CURBING THE HIGH RATE OF MORBIDITIES AND MORTALITIES AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN. 2021, 4 ():139-139.

OLANREWAJU,Motunrayo , . "DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITIONAL PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IS PARAMOUNT IN CURBING THE HIGH RATE OF MORBIDITIES AND MORTALITIES AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN", 4 . (2021) : 139-139.

O.Motunrayo , "DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITIONAL PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IS PARAMOUNT IN CURBING THE HIGH RATE OF MORBIDITIES AND MORTALITIES AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN" vol.4, no., pp. 139-139, 2021.

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