Maternal and Pediatric Nutrition
Open Access
ISSN: 2472-1182
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2472-1182
+44 1223 790975
Geremew F
College of Public Health,
Jimma 378
Ethiopia
Research Article
Comparative Study on Nutritional Status of under Five Children with Employment Status of Mothers in Adama Town, Central Ethiopia
Author(s): Wondafrash M, Admassu B, Bayissa ZB and Geremew FWondafrash M, Admassu B, Bayissa ZB and Geremew F
Background: As of many developing countries malnutrition is one of the most important health and welfare problems among infants and young children in Ethiopia. Inadequate and/or inappropriate dietary intake and infectious diseases are the immediate/direct causes which in turn are related to a number of socio-economic, demographic, child-care, and environmental factors among these factors one is women’s employment which has both negative and positive effects on nutritional status of children.
Objectives: To determine the effect of maternal employment status on nutritional status of 6-59 month-old children in Adama town
Methods: Community-based comparative cross-sectional study design with a multistage sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 319 non-employed mothers and 319 employed mothers. A total of 638 st.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2472-1182.1000117