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Abstract
A number of risk factors leading to malnutrition were investigated among 400 mothers of malnourished children in the middle belt of Nigeria. Poverty, family instability, poor environmental sanitation, faulty weaning practices, illiteracy, ignorance, large family size and preventable infections are the main factors responsible for malnutrition. The strategies for intervention are in the area of health education emphasizing the importance of breastfeeding, family stability, responsible parenthood and small family sizes through culturally acceptable family planning methods. There is need to improve weaning methods through nutrition education, growth monitoring and food demonstration with community participation. Political will is needed to improve literacy status, farming methods and general living conditions.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Breast Feeding; Case Control Studies; Child Nutrition; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Family Size; Health; Infant Nutrition; Malnutrition; Mothers; Nigeria; Nutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Parents; Poverty; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Weaning; Western Africa
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1473511
Source DB: PubMed Journal: East Afr Med J ISSN： 0012-835X