THE NUTRITIONAL LEVEL AND SOME RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN BETWEEN 0-72 MONTHS OLD IN BARANGAY HOLY SPIRIT, Q.C.
THE NUTRITIONAL LEVEL AND SOME RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN BETWEEN 0-72 MONTHS OLD IN BARANGAY HOLY SPIRIT, Q.C.
- QUEZON CITY FEU-NRMF 2003
- 29 PAGES
ABSTARCT: AN ANALYTICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY WAS DONE TO DETERMINE THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN, AGES 0 - 72 MONTHS, IN AREA 3, BARANGAY HOLY SPIRIT. THE STUDY SHOWED THAT 26% OF THE TARGET POPULATION WAS UNDERWEIGHT. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THREE RISK FACTORS (MONTHLY FAMILY INCOME, FREQUENCY OF EATING AND BREASTFEEDING HABITS) TO THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS WAS ALSO ASSESSED BY USING A PAIRED T-TEST STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. RESULTS SHOW THAT THE RISK FACTORS HAD NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE SUBJECTS.
Department of Community & Family Medicine
MCFM20030008
ABSTARCT: AN ANALYTICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY WAS DONE TO DETERMINE THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN, AGES 0 - 72 MONTHS, IN AREA 3, BARANGAY HOLY SPIRIT. THE STUDY SHOWED THAT 26% OF THE TARGET POPULATION WAS UNDERWEIGHT. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THREE RISK FACTORS (MONTHLY FAMILY INCOME, FREQUENCY OF EATING AND BREASTFEEDING HABITS) TO THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS WAS ALSO ASSESSED BY USING A PAIRED T-TEST STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. RESULTS SHOW THAT THE RISK FACTORS HAD NO SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE SUBJECTS.
Department of Community & Family Medicine
MCFM20030008