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English :
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Assessment of rural women knowledge and practices toward the therapeutic nutrition of preschool children
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Arabic :
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تقييم معارف وممارسات المرأة الريفية بالتغذية العلاجية لأطفال سن ما قبل المدرسة
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| Abstract |
The main aim of the present investigation was directed to assess women knowledge and practices about meal planning and symptoms of nutritional diseases among preschool children in one village at Giza Governorate (Abo-sir village). It was intended to find out the relationships between some characteristics of rural women, rural family and physical status of preschool children and prevalence of nutritional diseases among preschool children. Two hundred preschool children suffering from nutritional diseases chosen from healthy unit center and their mothers and one hundred of older brothers or sisters read and write. The most important results could be summarized as follow:
- The majority of women under study were illiterate and housewives. - The majority of women offered the best food to the husband.
- The majority of preschool children under study didn't intake enough of minerals and vitamins.
- The anthropometric measurements of these children were relatively low.
- The most prevalence of nutritional diseases were iron deficiency anemia,
vitamin B2 deficiency and protein energy malnutrition among children
over two years.
- Significant positive correlations were .found between nutritional diseases among preschool children and their symptoms.
- Highly significant negative relationship between regularity of food intake, increase inters pregnancy spacing between children and protein intake and level of clear symptoms about PEIVI.
- Highly significant negative relationship between vegetables intake and quantity of food intake and prevalence of iron deficiency anemia.
- Highly significant negative relationship between carbohydrate intake and vegetables intake and prevalence of vitamin B2 deficiency.
- About the evaluation of the effect of nutrition education program for mothers and older children it was found clear improving in the rural women and older children knowledge and practices toward the therapeutic nutrition among the preschool children.
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| Publication year |
2003
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| Pages |
1-237
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| Availability location |
Agricultural Extension And Rural Development Research Institute Library Agricultural Research Center – 8, Cairo University St., - Egypt
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| Availability number |
620
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| Organization Name |
Agricultural Extension & Rural Development Research Institute (AERDRI)
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| Country |
Egypt
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| Department |
Rural Sociology Research Department
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| Agris Categories |
Extension
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AGROVOC
TERMS |
Nutrition education.
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| Publication Type |
PhD Thesis
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