Infant and young child feeding practices among mothers in Palo, Leyte: Determinants and association with children's nutritional status
Date of Publication
2017
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Health Social Science
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Behavioral Sciences
Thesis Adviser
Myla M. Arcinas
Defense Panel Chair
Dennis S. Erasga
Defense Panel Member
Marlon D. Era
Alicia B. Manlagnit
Jazmin B. Llana
Abstract/Summary
The study aimed to describe the feeding practices of mothers with children <24 months in Palo, Leyte and to determine the association of their feeding practices with the level of their knowledge on children's nutrition <24 months, the level of their access to maternal health services and mass media, and the level of nutritional status of their children. The study used a descriptive research design. Using the quantitative methodological approach, survey was used as its data collection technique with the use of an interview schedule as research instrument. A simple random sampling was used to select 95 mothers (18-49 years old) who have children aged <24 months, and a resident of Palo, Leyte. Descriptive statistics was used to determine the level of their knowledge on children's nutrition, the level of access to maternal health services and mass media, and level of nutritional status of their children. Results showed that they have high level of knowledge on children's nutrition, mostly have 4 antenatal visits, have NSVD, they gave birth at health facility with the presence of skilled birth attendant, and that they have low level of access to mass media. Most children have a normal nutritional status, while 25% were stunted, 13% severely stunted, 6% wasted and 2% severely wasted. Inferential statistics were performed to determine the association of their feeding practices with the level of their knowledge on children's nutrition, the level of their access to maternal health services and mass media, the level of nutritional status of their children. Results showed that knowledge on children's nutrition and access to maternal health services specifically, mothers who had cesarean on type of delivery, those who gave birth at home and had traditional birth attendant are found to be determinants of mothers appropriate feeding practices with their children <24 months.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Electronic
Accession Number
CDTG007832
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
1 computer disc ; 4 3/4 in.
Keywords
Maternal health services--Philippines--Leyte--Palo; Maternal and infant welfare--Philippines--Leyte--Palo
Recommended Citation
Dycoco, F. C. (2017). Infant and young child feeding practices among mothers in Palo, Leyte: Determinants and association with children's nutritional status. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/5715