Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9600
ISSN: 2155-9600
Department of Biotechnology, Khyber Medical College, Pakistan
Research
Nutritional Assessment by Anthropometric Methods under Five Years of
Children?s in Tertiary Care Hospital in Peshawar, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa,
Pakistan
Author(s): Ikramullah Hadi, Muhammad Hasnain*, Aroob Idrees, Muntasha Imtiyaz, Muhammad Saqib Zafar and Shandana Begum
Objective: To define the effect of the role of parental care on child nutritional status and factors responsible for malnutrition in children attending Khyber teaching Hospital Peshawar Pakistan.
Method: This was a cross sectional descriptive study carried out in Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar to assess the nutritional status of children under five years of age (n=200). Questionnaires were used to collect data from patients in PAEDS wards and Out-Patient departments. Data analysis was done with SPSS.
Results: In our study, 85.5% were weaned while 14.5% children had not started weaning. For infants, the type of milk/feed ingested is also important. In such study, 40.5% infants were breastfed, 15.5% were given only formula milk and 5% were given both. Out of the subjects studied, 88.5% had a proper diet plan whil.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9600.22.12.1000866