ABSTRACT
The researcher in this research attempted to investigate the impact of poor nutrition among
children below five years as case study of Muhinda village in Kasulu district. The researcher
found that most children in the village were very mah1ourished with stunted growth and infant
mo11ality rates were very high following the problem of poor nutrition. Among the diagnosed
cases were underweight according to their age and associated with conditions including
Kwashiorkor, Marasmus, and Marasmic-kwashiorkor.
The researcher found that poor nutrition was a serious problem in the village not only in
developing nations but also in the developed ones in which individuals, families and
communities are faced with. Among the contributive factors being poverty, large families,
hunger, illiteracy and lack of knowledge on nutrition matters.
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The researcher used different categories of respondents to rule out the impact of poor nutrition in
relation to its causes including medical personnel's, parents in relation to village leaders. In
regards to the study, the researcher used both quantitative and qualitative techniques to collect
data.
In conclusion, according to the impact of poor nutrition as the researcher noted, she strongly
recommended that there is need to allocate supplemental feeding programs to affected children
with malnutrition to enhance their heath. Also there is a need to sensitize the community on
family planning so that people to have reasonable number of children in order to reduce the
burden of upbringing them .Finally the government need to collaborate with individuals so that to improve in agriculture and increase food production both for consumption and reserving for the future.
A, D (2021). The Impact Of Poor Nutrition Among Children Below Five Years.A Case Study Of Muhinda Village In Kasulu District Tanzania. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-poor-nutrition-among-children-below-five-years-a-case-study-of-muhinda-village-in-kasulu-district-tanzania-1
A, DAFROZA "The Impact Of Poor Nutrition Among Children Below Five Years.A Case Study Of Muhinda Village In Kasulu District Tanzania" Afribary. Afribary, 11 Jun. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-poor-nutrition-among-children-below-five-years-a-case-study-of-muhinda-village-in-kasulu-district-tanzania-1. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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A, DAFROZA . "The Impact Of Poor Nutrition Among Children Below Five Years.A Case Study Of Muhinda Village In Kasulu District Tanzania" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-impact-of-poor-nutrition-among-children-below-five-years-a-case-study-of-muhinda-village-in-kasulu-district-tanzania-1