TAILIEUCHUNG - Impact of mother nutritional knowledge on their child nutritional health status

The main objectives of this study include Impact of mother nutritional knowledge on their child nutritional health status. | 2020 9 11 255-260 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 11 2020 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Impact of Mother Nutritional Knowledge on their Child Nutritional Health Status Seema Kumara1 Ruby Kumari1 and Usha Singh2 1 Department of Home Science Food and Nutrition College of Community Science DRPCAU Pusa Samastipur Bihar India 2 Department of Food and Nutrition College of Community Science Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University Pusa Bihar India Corresponding author ABSTRACT A Mother is the prime provider of the primary care to her children during the early years and this care was mostly influenced by her knowledge and understanding of basic nutrition and child health. It was apparent that her education plays an important role in her upbringing of child. The educated mothers tend to avoid having their first child at undesirable early age which slow down risk of Infant Mortality Rate. Literate mothers play Keywords assertively a greater part in intra family a decision affecting the child s needs and also provide early and effective use of health services to their children. Thus mother s Mother Nutritional education and child development were highly associated. This induces better food habits Knowledge by eating quality food which was nutritious and conductive a good health. The healthy Child Nutritional dietary pattern established in childhood keeps various diseases away and this habit builds Health Status up throughout till adolescence and adulthood. Thus healthy childhood promises healthy Article Info adulthood. Literate mothers play important role for child development and wellbeing. The finding of the study showed that knowledge of mother regarding vitamins Accepted minerals knowledge 75 importance of mother milk and 65 mothers 04 October 2020 knowledge about nutritional .

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• Mother nutritional knowledge
• Child nutritional
• Health status
• Child nutritional health status
• Mother nutritional knowledge