ArticleNigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association
Dietary practices and nutritional status of under-five children in rural and urban communities of Lagos State, Nigeria.
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- Micronutrient Deficiencies and Determinants Among Pregnant Women and Children in Nigeria: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of the Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Under-Five Children in Urban Ghana.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Are infant feeding practices correlates of nutritional status of 6-23 months old babies in a rural community in Nigeria?African health sciences · 2025Article
- What Do Mothers Know About Nutrition? Impacts on Childhood Nutrition Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- FEEDING PRACTICES AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN IN A PERI-URBAN SETTING IN IBADAN, SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: A COMPARATIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine · 2023Article
- Factors associated with adverse nutritional status of children in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys from 31 countries.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition among 6- to 59-Months-Old Children in Lowland and Highland Areas in Kilosa District, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence shows that urban children generally have a better nutritional status than their rural counterparts. However, data establishing whether this difference in prevalence of undernutrition could be ascribed to difference in dietary practices are few.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare dietary practices and nutritional status of children in rural and urban communities of Lagos State, Nigeria.
methodsThis was a comparative-analytical study conducted using the multistage sampling technique to select the study cases. A total of 300 mother-child pairs were studied, including 150 each from rural and urban communities. Data collected include demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, feeding practices and anthropometric measurements of the participants. Food intake data were collected using 24-h dietary recall. Malnutrition in children was determined by calculating the prevalence of low height-for-age (stunting), low weight-for-age (underweight), and low weight-for-height (wasting) using the World Health Organization cutoff points.
resultsThe prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months (25.3% vs. 28.7%;
conclusionsOther risk factors besides inappropriate feeding practices need to be considered for higher prevalence of undernutrition among children in rural communities.
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