Student Dissertation 2nd Batch

Risk factors of malnutrition of children under two years of age: results from a study done in Narsingdi Sadar

Bethuel Mbugua

Abstract 

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors which contribute to under-nutrition in children under-two years of age. Nutrition is a complex problem and the underlying causes of malnutrition are illness, inadequate food intake, insufficient access to nutritious food, poor health services, lack of water and sanitation, inadequate child and maternal care, and poor socioeconomic status.