Nutritional status and feeding practices of under-five children in Simanjiro District, Tanzania

Nyaruhucha, C.N.M.
Msuya, J.M.
Mamiro, P. S.
Kerengi, A.J.

Publication date

March 2007

Publisher

University of Toronto Medical Journal

Abstract

This study was undertaken to assess the nutritional status and feeding practices of <5 year children among the pastoral communities of Simanjiro district, northern Tanzania.. Face-to-face interviews with the sampled mothers were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements using weight-for-age criterion were employed to assess the nutritional status. The study showed that 31% of the children were undernourished, some (6%) of them severely. Children 2 - 3 years old were the most affected. Breastfeeding duration of more than one year was common among the mothers. Fifty-four percent of the mothers weaned their children as early as two months after birth. The most common type of weaning food was maize porridge (g...

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