Introduction Malnutrition is one of the acute and chronic disorders disturbing the under-fives
in developing countries especially on African continent. It has been evident that it affects the …

Objectives: This study examined factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding
(EIBF), exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), and minimum dietary diversity (MDD) in Kaduna and …

Health is recognized as a key social sector in the social pillar of Vision 2030. Nutritional
status is a key indicator of the health outcomes of children below five years; hence any …

Introduction: Karamoja region a home of about 1.0 million Karamojong people (UBOS 2014)
has high prevalence of malnutrition among children under 5 years of age. In Nakapiripirit …

Background: This study was a cross-sectional survey of children and their mothers in
specialist Hospital Gombe, Nigeria. Objective: Anthropometric assessment of nutritional …

Introduction Undernourishment affects a child's potential lifespan from the beginning
according to United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) 2014: 18) …

Malnutrition is the outcome of many complex and interrelated factors such as lack of food
security, lack of health services, sanitation, knowledge, education and care. It is considered …

Methods: It was a cross sectional survey comprising of 300 mothers between 18-30 years.
Respondents for the study were randomly drawn from mothers attending maternal and child …

Despite the numerous interventions that have been put in place to combat malnutrition by
several government and non government organizations, childhood Under nutrition is still a …