ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF GROWTH MONITORING CHART OF MOTHERS/CAREGIVERS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN ATTENDING UNDER-FIVE CLINIC AT GWAMNA AWAN GENERAL HOSPITAL KAKURI, KADUNA

📄 Project Abstract

Recent data shows that Nigeria has the 12th (with Niger) highest under- five mortality rate of 143 per 1,000 live births. It is estimated that 60% of under-five deaths in developing countries are attributable to malnutrition and it is a threat to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG). In sub-Saharan Africa under nutrition poses a major challenge for child survival and development in the region. In developing countries, knowledge of growth monitoring among mothers/caregivers is generally poor and the extent of practice and attitude to its use among them varies from one community to another. In Nigeria, child mortality and malnutrition rates are far higher in the North East and North West geopolitical zones than in other parts of the country. To address this, it is important for mothers'/caregivers' of under-fives to be aware of early and regular monitoring of growth using growth chart (also known as road-to-health). METHODOLOGY A descriptive cross-sectional study of 3...