DETERMINANTS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE IN PAEDIATRICS DEPARTMENT OF MAYO HOSPITAL LAHORE
| Main Author: | Dr. Misbah Zeb, Dr. Maria Rehman, Dr.Sadaf Zafar |
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| Format: | Article |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1402697 |
Daftar Isi:
- Objective: Determinants of primary and secondary malnutrition among children under 5 years of age in pediatrics department of Mayo Hospital Lahore. Study Design: Cross-Sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Present research paper was completed in the period of eight months from December, 2014 to August, 2015 at the venue of Pediatrics Department of Mayo Hospital Lahore. Material and Methods: The patients included in the study were 100 whose age ranged between two months to five years of age presented in pediatrics department Mayo hospital Lahore. A cross-sectional survey questionnaire assessed the patient’s bio data, socioeconomic status, eating habits, poverty, infections, and educational status of mothers. It was a descriptive study and was conducted through a cross-sectional survey. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 20. Results: Children in our study population were suffering from both primary and secondary malnutrition. After describing the demographic characteristics using frequency tables, simple logistic regression was applied. Conclusion: Malnutrition is found to be significantly associated with the improper weaning, lactation failure, inadequate breast feeding, recurrent childhood infections, poor eating habits, Lack of food diversification, poverty, lack of education of mother and congenital disorders of children with respect to descending order in terms of importance and contribution to malnutrition. Keywords: Malnutrition, determinants, children under 5, lactation failure, infections, lack of education.