@article{Eunice:198311,
      recid = {198311},
      author = {Eunice, Ayensu and Sarah, Darkwa},
      title = {An Assessment of the Nutritional Status of under Five  Children in Four Districts in the Central Region of Ghana},
      journal = {Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development},
      address = {2013-11},
      number = {393-2016-23852},
      series = {8-346-3(11)2013-AJARD-851-860},
      pages = {10},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {The study determined the nutritional status of under five  children in Komenda Edina EguafoAbirem (KEEA) districts in  Central region, Ghana. Weight and height measurements for  120 children selected from 4 clusters were taken and survey  data collected by structured questionnaire from mothers of  the selected children. Prevalence of underweight/severely  underweight stunting/severely stunted and wasting/severely  wasted was 13.3%, 34.2% and 10.8% respectively. Results  also indicated that stunting, wasting and underweight were  more prevalent in girls than in boys and in children aged  >2 - 5 years than those <2 years. Wasting only occurred in  a small percentage of the boys and girls, and children <2  years.Survey revealed that there is a significant  association between nutritional status of children and  mothers’ age, education, nutrition knowledge and feeding  practices. Wald statistics and confidence intervals after  adjusting for mother’s age, education, occupation, father’s  occupation and feeding practices showed mothers nutrition  knowledge, feeding practices  and mothers’ education as  predictors of children nutrition status.Curbing teenage  pregnancy, encouraging girls to pursue education,  developing and implementing a comprehensive nutrition  education programme for mothers with emphasis on providing  quality nutritious and adequate food to children is highly  recommended.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/198311},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.198311},
}