Mother’s knowledge on causes and prevention of avitaminosis a among children aged 6-24 months attending immunization clinic of Unidelth Agbor, Delta state Department: Nursing Science By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 7245 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractVitamin A deficiency in early life has long-lasting and irreversible consequences, and it is estimated to be the cause of nearly half of the blindness in children under the age of five Infants are born with negligible liver stores of vitamin A. To enable some storage of the vitamin, the infant needs to be predominantly breastfed with milk containing at least 30 µg/dl. Where vitamin A in breast milk is low, maternal supplementation with a single postpartum high dose increases milk vitamin A for three to eight months.. This led to the investigation of the knowledge of nursing mothers attending the immunization clinic of UNIDELTH Agbor, Delta state on causes and preventions of Vitamin A deficiency among children aged 6-24 months. Descriptive research of quantitative type was adopted. The population comprises all nursing mothers attending the immunization clinic of UNIDELTH, Agbor. Using Cochran formula of unknown population, (68) participants were sampled for the study. A research structured questionnaire which was validated by the research supervisor was adopted. The data collected in the study were analysed using the descriptive statistics of both frequency count and percentage for the demographic data and research question and ANOVA (analysis of variance) was used to analyze the hypotheses postulated for this study at 0.05 alpha level. Based on the findings, It was recommended that (a) a Periodic sensitization campaign should be carried out at the grassroots (social gatherings in communities) so as to educate the people most especially women about the importance of giving vitamin A-fortified food to children (b)Government and its agencies should pay attention to those environmental factors that might increase the risk of children Vitamin deficiency....Preview Download Preview +Other Nursing Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Factors contributing to ineffective utilization of immunization programme among mothers in Ekwerazu town Ahiazu Mbaise local government area Imo state»Awareness of female genital mutilation and its implication to reproductive health among mothers in Amaifeke in Orlu local government, Imo state»Accessibility and use of information communication technology (ICT) in the enhancement of nursing education among nursing students in Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH)»Factors influencing the attitudes of women toward family planning in Rivers state»Assessment of nutritional pattern and practice among pregnant women in holy rosary hospital»Assessment of exclusive breastfeeding in the development of under-five children in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Knowledge and practice of quality assurance among nurses working in accident and emergency unit of University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Kwara state»Awareness and practice of pressure sores prevention in the care of the elderly among nurses in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Awareness of determinants of sexual abuse and identification of supportive care among female nursing student of Madonna University»Assessment of practices used in the prevention of Lassa fever infection among health workers in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Factors that influence the patronage of traditional birth attendants in Umuowa community Orlu Lga, Imo State»Attitude of nurses towards research among accident and emergency nurses of University of Ilorin teaching hospital»Burnout syndrome and use of therapeutic approaches among nursing students in Madonna University, Rivers state»Incidence of protein energy malnutrition among children under five years in General Hospital, Yelwa Yauri, Kebbi state»Factors influencing high rate of abortion among women of childbearing age in Saki, Saki West Local Government Area, Oyo State