Knowledge of mothers on factors responsible for failure to thrive in children age 0-5 years in University of Delta Teaching Hospital, Agbor Department: Nursing Science By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 7285 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractFailure to thrive is a common condition that is often multi-factorial in etiology and the majority of cases are due to psycho-social problems rather than organic diseases. This research study was a descriptive survey carried out to assess the level of knowledge of mothers of children aged birth-5 years regarding failure to thrive in Paediatric Outpatient Clinic, University of Delta Teaching Hospital, Agbor, Delta State. The objectives of the study were to determine the mother's knowledge level on factors responsible for failure to thrive in children aged birth-5 years, to determine if parental socioeconomic status will cause failure to thrive in children birth-5 years. 52 respondents were used for the research. The information from the research was manually analyzed and presented using frequency tables and bar charts. Hypotheses were tested using chi-square at 0.05 level of significance. The analysis revealed that most of the respondents 80% agreed that they know what failure to thrive children is, and 20% do not know. On eating an egg among children is a taboo in their community, 76% of them disagreed to the statement. 86% agreed that they have been health-educated on things that caused FTT in children. And there was no significant difference between sociocultural factors and mothers' knowledge of the causes of failure to thrive among children birth-5 years. Recommendations were made that The nurses should always support mothers whose children age birth-5 years suffering from failure to thrive with adequate information on preventive measures of the failure to thrive in the hospital and Mothers should cooperate with the health providers as much as possible as this will give the best support in the management of the failure to thrive in their children....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»Awareness and practice of pressure sores prevention in the care of the elderly among nurses 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 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