ABSTRACT
The study examines the causes of malnutrition in children from zero to five years. This study was undertaken majorly to examine the causes of malnutrition in children from zero to five years. Specific objectives of the study are: To examine the prevalence of malnutrition in children from zero to five years, To identify the strategies for reducing malnutrition in children from zero to five years.
Concerning methodology for this study, questionnaire method was used as instrument for collecting data in this study.
The target population for this study consists of mothers of newly born babies from zero to five years. Random sampling technique was used in this study. The sample size determined for this study was one hundred (100) Geography students selected from five health centers in Lagos Nigeria. Sixty (20) women were selected from each health centre. The researcher adopted a test retest method to ensure the reliability of the research instrument. The statistical analysis adopted was correlation. All computations requiring the use of data analysis technique were accessed by a computer statistical software package called SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences).
Findings from the study review that nutritional value of children in Nigeria is low and this especially effects children aged zero to five years. Some of the respondents stated that there are no adequate strategies for reducing malnutrition in Nigeria. The overall aim of this project is to examine the causes of malnutrition in children from zero to five years, the prevalence of malnutrition in children from zero to five years, to identify the strategies for reducing malnutrition in children from zero to five years. The outcome of this study will educate on the causes, prevalence and strategies for reducing malnutrition in children from zero to five years.
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