PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF NUTRITIONAL ANAEMIA AMONG UNDER FIVE CHILDREN IN SABON GARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

Nutritional anaemia is a decrease in the amount of red blood cell volume below 11.0g/dl in children under the age of five years due to a poor diet which is deficient in iron, folic acid and vitamin B12. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to assess the prevalence and determinants of nutritional anaemia among under five years children in SabonGari local government area of Kaduna state. Stratified random sampling technique was used for the selection of respondents. 311 structured questionnaires were distributed to caregivers of children under the age of five yearshowever 284 questionnaires were retrieved which were used for the study. Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics ofthe respondents (caregivers of childrenunder five years) were studied and also biochemical analysis was done among the under five children to determine their serum iron concentration level, serum folic acid levels and serum vitamin B12 levels. The data obtained from the study were analyzed usin...