Knowledge of Mothers Regarding Nutrition of Under Five -Khartoum Locality – Sudan

Abstract

Abstract

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Healthy eating and physical activity are essential for proper growth

and development in childhood. To help children develop patterns of

healthy eating from an early age, it is important that the food and

eating patterns to which they are exposed – both at home and

outside the home – are those which promote positive attitudes to

good nutrition.

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The overall objective

was to study knowledge of mothers

regarding nutrition of under 5 year

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Methodology

: this is a descriptive cross sectional facility based study

conducted at health center at Khartoum locality. The study subjects

were 258 mothers of under five. Stratified sampling technique was

used to draw the intended sample size. Administered questionnaire

was developed, pretested and used to generate quantitative data; data

were analyzed using SPSS version (16

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Result: (

46.5%) participants were continues exclusive breast

feeding up to age 6 month. (46.90%) of the participants were fair in

knowledge of contented of balanced diet. The study revealed highly

significant relationship between employed mothers and the type of

food given during first 6 month P value = (.001

.(

While the study revealed strong significant relationship between

mothers level of education and advantage of breast feeding P value

= (000

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Conclusion:

the study revealed that the knowledge of mothers

about advantage of exclusive breast feeding and the knowledge

about balanced diet were fair that could be risk for their children