Effect of cultural practice on the nutritional status of under five years children in Unguwar Dabai area of Gwale local government, Kano state Department: Community Health By: rainnjazz Project ID: 6942 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study was carried out to assess the effect of cultural practice on the nutritional status of children under five years of age in Unguwar Dabai area of Gwale local government Kano state. The objective of the study was to identify cultural practices affecting the nutritional status of children under five years of age, the effect of the cultural practice on the nutrition of under-five children, and to explore the measures of reducing cultural practices to the nutrition of under-five children in Unguwar Dabai area Gwale local government Kano state. A survey design was used for the study in Unguwar Dabai area of Gwale local government Kano state. A simple random sampling technique was used. The target population was unknown a sample size of 70 was determined using Cochran’s formula for the unknown population. A validated questionnaire with 5 point rating scale was used. Results were presented in Frequency table, percentage and mean. Findings revealed that cultural practice can affect child nutritional status with a grand mean score of 4.1, the effect of cultural practice on the nutrition of under five years children with a grand mean score of 3.8, and the ways of reducing cultural practice to the nutrition of children under five years of age with a grand mean score of 4.5 which are all greater than the criterion mean 3.00. It recommended that there should be renewed and sustained effort in educating the community on the effect of negative cultural practices and the importance of exclusive breastfeeding to the growth and development of children under five years of age....Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state»Attitude and practice of mothers towards exclusive breast feeding in selected markets in Ilorin metropolis