Nutritional status of children 7-36 months old from millet consuming communities of Masindi District, Western Uganda

BMC Nutrition
Barugahara Evyline IsingomaEdward Gichohi Karuri

Abstract

Several national reports have indicated poor nutritional status among children from Western Uganda where millet porridge is a predominant complementary food. However, little is known about the nutritional status of 7-36 months old children from millet consuming communities of Western Uganda. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Bujenje County of Masindi District. A total of 636 children from 23 villages within Bwijanga and Budongo sub counties were randomly selected. Anthropometric measurements of children were taken. Data on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of children's households, their dietary practices and morbidity patterns was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. A statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and Emergency Nutritional Assessment (ENA) Software Version 2010 were used for analysing data. The relationship between demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of households and children's nutritional status was determined using Chi-square tests. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to determine the association between children's nutritional status and the amount of millet porridge consumed. A p-value of < 0.05 indicated statistical significance. A proporti...Continue Reading

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Mar 30, 2005·Lancet·Jennifer BryceUNKNOWN WHO Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group
May 19, 2009·Food and Nutrition Bulletin·Sonia BlaneyMichael Latham
Feb 17, 2010·Pediatrics·Cesar Gomes VictoraRoger Shrimpton

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