Socio-economic Determinants Affecting Nutritional Outcomes of the Children in Bangladesh
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of socio-economic determinants on nutritional status of under five children in rural Bangladesh. For this, the study used surveydesign to collect data frompurposively selected 136 samples of under five children in Chandani Mahal which is one of the most notable, industrialized and advanced village of Senhati Union of DighaliaUpazila under Khulna division of Bangladesh. The findings of the study explicatethe mean age of the child mother is about 18 years and (83%) participant were Muslims. Most of the participant (78.7%) belong to nuclear family living in only one roomed house with more than four persons. (9%) mother is suffering from chronic energy deficiency or thinness and (22.8%) are overweight. The assessment of nutritional status using indicator such as stunting, wastingand underweight and MUAC for children shows that (22.8%), (19.9%), and (26.5%) were severely stunted, wasted and underweight respectively. The correlation analyses show that literacy status of parents is one of the most important factor that affect the nutritional level of the under five children. Literacy status of parents and children underweight (r=.304; p< .001); stunting (r=.301; p< .001) and MUAC level (r=.179; P= .037). Children stunting level was found significantly associated with washing hand before feeding children (P=.003). On the other hand, Underweight level of the children was found significantly associated with expenditure on food (P< .001). Children wasting level was also found significantly associated with taking extra and nutritional food during pregnancy period (P=.037). Considering these figures there is need for more nutritional education among mothers. Because an educated mother is most likely to provide better health care in term of good nutrition and better hygiene which will improve the nutritional status of the under five children. Awareness regarding household hygiene should be created with a little initiative by the government and NGOs in study area to save the future generation of Bangladesh.
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Raju Gopal Saha, Md. Kayum Shikdar
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- DOI 10.9790/0837-2401060111.
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