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dc.contributor.authorWere, Allan R
dc.contributor.authorKioli, Felix N
dc.contributor.authorOnkware, Kennedy
dc.contributor.authorOnyango, Elizabeth O
dc.contributor.authorGumo, Sussy
dc.contributor.authorOuma, Collins
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T09:27:22Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T09:27:22Z
dc.date.issued2013-11-15
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/187
dc.description.abstractThe 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
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_US
dc.titleFactors in the management of feeding in nursery school children as perceived by their mothers in rural Bondo County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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