Nutritional Status of Children and their Mothers, and its Determinants in Urban

In Papua New Guinea (PNG), despite a very slow decline of mortality for children under the age of five during the last two decades, mortality in this age group still remains high (69 per 1,000 live birth) [1]. Infectious diseases (e.g. malaria, ARI, diarrhea) contribute to 38 % of deaths among under-five children, possibly due to not only low immunization coverage but also undernutrition [2]. The national average of stunting, underweight and wasting among under-five children is 43%, 18 % and 5%, respectively [1]