Accessibility and use of nutrition information in addressing under five child malnutrition in Morogoro urban, Tanzania
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Date
2002
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
Abstract
This study was undertaken to examine the access to and use of nutrition information
in addressing the problem of malnutrition in Morogoro urban district Tanzania. The
study investigated the Maternal and Child Health clinics (MCH) nutrition
information delivery systems; variables that determine accessibility and use of
information; extent of the use of nutrition information in addressing malnutrition and
the relationship between the information that mothers have and the nutritional status
of their children.
Survey research method was used for data collection whereby questionnaires and
face-to-face interviews were used for collecting data.
The study found that although the MCH health and nutrition education sessions arc
an important aspect in disseminating nutrition information to mothers, these sessions
are seldom conducted and the attendance of mothers to these sessions is poor;
awareness of mothers concerning different nutritional aspects is still low due to lack
of information; and education is the most important variable that determines use and
access to nutrition information.
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Masters Dissertation
Keywords
Nutrition information, Child malnutrition, Morogoro urban