Feeding practices and prevalence of diarrhea and acute respiratory morbidities among infants below five months in Kimilili district, Bungoma county, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMango, Sarah Namusie
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-26T12:22:59Z
dc.date.available2014-09-26T12:22:59Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-25
dc.descriptionSchool of Applied Human Sciencesen_US
dc.description.abstractInfant feeding practices are choices made by nursing mothers on whether to exclusively breastfeed the child or to practice mixed feeding. In most cases mixed feeding of infants especially those less than six months result in incidences of diarrhea and acute respiratory infection. Infant feeding practices are influenced by various factors and vary from one region to another. The main objective of this study is to assess feeding practices for infants below five months in Kimilili District and to relate them to prevalence of diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARIs) among infants. A cross sectional analytical study will be conducted among 212 infants selected through cluster sampling. A questionnaire adopted from WHO will be used to gather information on maternal and infant demographic characteristics, feeding practices, occurrence of morbidity (diarrhea and ARIs) and household sanitation status. Focus group discussion and observation checklist will complement the questionnaire. Secondary data from hospital will be used to complement the primary data. Data from structured questionnaire will be analyzed using statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS) version 17 software. Descriptive statistic indices such as mean, mode, frequencies, percentages and standard deviations of various feeding practices will be calculated. Responses from qualitative data will be coded and frequencies determined. Cross tabulations will be derived and Chi square will be used to test the association of infant feeding practices and morbidity (diarrhea and or acute respiratory infections).Logistic regression will be used to compare several variables. Data will be presented on tables, charts and graphsen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle123456789/11268
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.titleFeeding practices and prevalence of diarrhea and acute respiratory morbidities among infants below five months in Kimilili district, Bungoma county, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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