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E u r o S c i C o n C o n f e r e n c e o n
PEDIATRICS
2017
Pediatrics 2017
Volume:3 Issue:4(Suppl)
Journal of Pediatric Care
ISSN 2471-805X
N o v e m b e r 1 3 - 1 4 , 2 0 1 7
L o n d o n , U K
Page 31
Poor dietary practices and malnutrition, including severe
acute malnutrition among under five children in Nigeria
has remained a great public health concern. This study
assessed infant and young child feeeding practices and
nutritional status of under-five children to determine the
prevalence of malnutrition in Kuje area council, Abuja. The
study was a cross-sectional study. Multi-stage sampling
techniques was used in selecting the population under study.
Probability proportion by size was applied in choosing 30
clusters for the survey using ENA for SMART software 2011
version. Questionnaires were used to obtain information
from the population, while appropriate equipment was used
for measurements of anthropometric parameters. The data
was also subjected to statistical analysis. Results were
Feeding practices
and malnutrition
among under
five children in
communities of
Kuje area council,
federal capital
territory Abuja,
Nigeria
Clementina Ebere
Nutrition Section, Federal Capital Territory Pri-
mary Health Care Board, Nigeria
J Pediatr Care 2017, 3:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.21767/2471-805X-C1-003
presented in tables and figures. The result showed that 96.7%
of the children were breastfed, 30.6% had early initiation
to breastfeeding within first hour of birth and 22.4% were
breastfed exclusively up to 6 months, 69.8% fed infants’
colostrum, while 30.2% discarded colostrum. About half of
the respondents (49.1%) introduced complementary feeding
before six months and 23.2% introduced it after six months
while 27.7% had age appropriate timely introduction of
complementary feeding. The anthropometric result showed
that the prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM)
was 12.8%, severe wasting prevalence was 5.4%, moderate
wasting was 7.4%, underweight was 24.4%, stunting was
40.3% and overweight was 7.0%. The result showed that there
is high prevalence of malnutrition among under five children
in Kuje.