Effect of maternal growth monitoring knowledge on stunting, wasting and underweight among children 0-18 months in Tamale metropolis of Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study sought to assess maternal growth monitoring knowledge and its effect on stunting, wasting and underweight among children 0-18 months in the Tamale Metropolis. An analytical cross-sectional study design, involving 340 mother-child pairs randomly selected from 4 health facilities in the Tamale Metropolis was used. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics and maternal growth monitoring knowledge. Weight and length of children were taken to assess nutritional status (stunting, underweight and wasting). Chi square/Fisher's exact test was used to determine the association between maternal growth monitoring knowledge level and child nutritional status.

Results

The study revealed that 87.6% of mothers had go

SUBMITTER: Bukari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6988331 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature