| dc.description.abstract | The effects of malnutrition on health status and survival of children has been the
subject of extensive research for several decades. Malnutrition affects physical growth,
cognitive development of children, morbidity and mortality. The current study was an
exploratory survey that focused on factors affecting feeding of nursery school children as
perceived by their mothers in a rural setting in Usigu Division of Bondo County, Kenya.
Methods The sampling frame was mothers whose children were in Kanyibok, Sanda and
Usenge nursery schools. Purposive sampling methods were used to draw a total of 108
respondents. In a logistic regression model, bad management of feeding was the dependent
variable while factors perceived to affect management of feeding were the independent
variables. Results Married mothers were more likely to manage good feeding practices … | en_US |
