Kayalvizhi, D (2018) A study to correlate feeding methods practiced by mothers and nutritional status of their children in a selected area at Trichy District. Masters thesis, Indira College of Nursing, Tiruchirappalli.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a significant health problem in many countries as well as in India. It is mainly due to fallacious dietary habits which might leads to illness and infection in early childhood period and inadequate food intake will contribute to impede and underweight in most of the children in India. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the feeding methods practiced by mothers. 2. To assess the nutritional level of children. 3. To find out the correlation between the feeding methods practiced by mothers and the nutritional status of their children. 4. To find out the association between feeding methods practiced by mothers and their children with selected variables. HYPOTHESIS: H1: There is a correlation between feeding methods practiced by mothers and nutritional status of their children. METHOD: The study was conducted in Mahilambadi after obtaining permission from the Village Administration Officer. Survey approach and descriptive correlative design was endorsed for the present study. The study consisted of 80 mothers and their under-five old children. The tool used for this study was structured questionnaire and the technique selected for the study was structured interview schedule. The gathered data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics and interpreted in terms of objectives of the study. RESULTS: The findings of the study revealed that most of the respondents were in the age group between 26-35 years. Education wise the most of the respondents were graduate. Occupation wise, 82 percent of them were homemakers. Religion wise, majority of them (66 percent) of them were Hindus. Most of them belonged to Joint families. 46% of them had income below Rs.5000. 45% of them had duration of 2-5 years of married life. Most of them had family members/friends as source of information. With regard to children 36% were between 1– 3 years of age among which females were 59 percent and male 41 percent. 60 percent of them belonged to first in birth order. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSION: The study showed that there were significant association between feeding practices and mothers demographic variables such as education, occupation and income of mothers. Whereas there was no-significant association between feeding practices and mothers demographic variables such as age, number of under five children, years of married life, religion, type of family, birth order, age of the child, gender and sources of information. However, there was positive correlation between feeding methods practiced by mothers and selected nutritional parameters like present weight, height and chest circumference.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.301618301 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Feeding practices, Nutritional status, mothers, children. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2019 16:09 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2019 16:09 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/11634 |
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