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.