The Impact of maternal and household characteristics on malnutrition among children: A meta-analysis.

Saruk, Santosh D.; Dase, Rajesh; Thatkar, Pandurang

In order to investigate the association between various mother and household factors and child malnutrition, a metaanalysis was conducted. To reach this goal, data from ten different studies were gathered and meta-analysis was performed. The findings reveal a substantial inverse link between the characteristics of mothers & households and the amount of underweight children. The study showed that there is a link between hunger in children and things like a mother's lack of schooling, poverty, and not having easy access to health care. The study also found that children were more likely to be malnourished if they didn't have enough clean water, didn't store food properly, or didn't know much about nutrition. The data show that a number of mother and family factors can affect how well children eat, and that treating these factors through focused treatments may be important for reducing child hunger. In short, the present meta-analysis shows that mother and family factors have significant undesirable effect on the number of malnourished kids. To further comprehend the relationships between family characteristics of the mother and the percentage of undernourished children, more study is required.

MALNUTRITION in children; HEALTH services accessibility; HOUSEHOLDS; MOTHERS; HUNGER

Pravara Medical Review, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 3, p17

0975-0533

Academic Journal

10.36848/PMR/2024/90000.90016