Infant Feeding Practices And Nutritional Status Of Children 0-24 Months Attending Infant Welfare Clinic At Umuahia North Local Governments Area, Abia State
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted in infant
welfare clinic and primary health care departments in Umuahia Local Government
Area Abia State Lo determine the infant feeding practices and nutritional
status of their children 0-24 months of age. A total of 77 (51.3%) were males
and 73 (48.7%) were females. A structured questionnaire was administered and
information collection on personal data, infant feeding practices and
anthropometrics indices of the children. A total of 14.6% were wasted, 41.4%
were stunted and 49.3% were underweight. There was a relationship between
weight-for-height and awareness of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers.
Mothers who had knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding had well nourished
children (79. 1%). There was significant relationship between height- for- age
and duration of exclusive breastfeeding. About 62.1% of children exclusively
breastfed for 2 months were stunted. The study provided a framework for intensive
programmes to reduce the existing levels of malnutrition in children attending
infant welfare clinic and primary health care department Umuahia North Local
Government Area of Abia State.
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IROEGBU, . (2021). Infant Feeding Practices And Nutritional Status Of Children 0-24 Months Attending Infant Welfare Clinic At Umuahia North Local Governments Area, Abia State. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Oct 18, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/infant-feeding-practices-and-nutritional-status-of-children-0-24-months-attending-infant-welfare-clinic-at-umuahia-north-local-governments-area-abia-state-7-2
.O., IROEGBU. "Infant Feeding Practices And Nutritional Status Of Children 0-24 Months Attending Infant Welfare Clinic At Umuahia North Local Governments Area, Abia State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 22 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/infant-feeding-practices-and-nutritional-status-of-children-0-24-months-attending-infant-welfare-clinic-at-umuahia-north-local-governments-area-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 18 Oct. 2024.
.O., IROEGBU. "Infant Feeding Practices And Nutritional Status Of Children 0-24 Months Attending Infant Welfare Clinic At Umuahia North Local Governments Area, Abia State". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 22 Jul. 2021. Web. 18 Oct. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/infant-feeding-practices-and-nutritional-status-of-children-0-24-months-attending-infant-welfare-clinic-at-umuahia-north-local-governments-area-abia-state-7-2 >.
.O., IROEGBU. "Infant Feeding Practices And Nutritional Status Of Children 0-24 Months Attending Infant Welfare Clinic At Umuahia North Local Governments Area, Abia State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 18 Oct. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/infant-feeding-practices-and-nutritional-status-of-children-0-24-months-attending-infant-welfare-clinic-at-umuahia-north-local-governments-area-abia-state-7-2