The degree of nutrition or malnutrition of selected children 0-6 years in barangay Burol I Phase II economic lot

Date of Completion

1994

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Malnutrition, Child Nutrition Disorders

Abstract

A descriptive study was done in Barangay Burol I Phase II Economic Lot, where a bod of data was collected, recorded, and analyzed. The subjects were the 95 children 0-6 years old, who were weighed and classified as having normal nutrition, first degree malnutrition, second degree malnutrition, third degree malnutrition and overweight. The respondents were consisted of 37 fathers or mothers (100% population) at Barangay Burol I Phase II Economic Lot, who had been identified in a survey conducted by the researchers as having children 0-6 years old with normal nutrition, first degree malnutrition, second degree malnutrition, third degree malnutrition and overweight. Questionnaires were distributed to the respondents. Percentage and mean was used in analyzing the data gathered. The findings of this stud were as follows: 1.) Children from 0-11 months had an average weight of 5.8 kg. with its mean at 6.5 and ideal body weight of 7.1 kg.; children from 12-23 months has an average weight of 8-10 kg. with its mean at 9 and an ideal body weight of 11.2 kg. Same interpretation holds true down up to children from 60-72 months old, except that in children from 24-35 months old. There is a big difference or intervals which are 3 and it means that in this age, the children’s growth is rapid and such rapid growth requires greater nutritional needs. 2.) The nutritional status of children were the following: a.) 23 or 24% are normal, b.) 35 or 36% are on the first degree of malnutrition, c.) 28 or 29% are on the second degree, d.) 7 or 7% are on the third degree, and e.) 2 or 2% are overweight. Most of the children are in the first degree of malnutrition. 3.) Economic factors had the highest mean in terms of contribution to malnutrition because majority of the population belongs to the poor level and that they have low income to buy nutritious foods; 4.) The first or the highest mean in the degree of significance of factors contributing to good nutrition is adequate income. It means that even if a family is big or small as long as they have adequate income or enough resources or means to buy foods they will not be malnourished.

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