Nutrition Education Influences Child Feeding Knowledge Attitudes and Practices of Caregivers in Uganda

Josephine Nabugoomu; Agnes Namutebi; Archileo N. Kaaya; George Nasinyama

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Nutrition Education Influences Child Feeding Knowledge Attitudes and Practices of Caregivers in Uganda

Josephine Nabugoomu, Agnes Namutebi, Archileo N. Kaaya, George Nasinyama

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A Cross-sectional sample of households that were involved in farming of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) and had 2–6 year old children were purposively selected from four divisions of Kampala Capital City Authority (Kawempe, Rubaga, Makindye and Nakawa) to participate in a controlled, cohort intervention. Respondents in Kawempe division had received training in production of OFSP and nutrition education; in Rubaga division respondents had only training in production of OFSP; in Nakawa division they only had nutrition education while in Makindye division the respondents did not training in nutrition education and production of OFSP and thus served as the control. A total of 457 households were involved in the study and a coded questionnaire was used to collect data on caregiver’s knowledge, attitudes and practices of child nutrition after the 12 month intervention. Chi-square tests were used to test for significant relationships (p≤0.05) amongst variables of interest. Results of the study show that majority of the children (2-6 years) take their meals from that of the family. At least 20% of the respondents serve lunch and dinner separately for the child with no significant differences among the divisions. Thus any major nutritional interventions should target the caregivers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices of child feeding and the first meal the child takes. On preparation of meat, 71% of the respondents who received nutrition education gave correct advice compared to 28% who did not receive the intervention. With regard to Maize porridge and beans preparation, significant differences could not be attributed to the intervention. However, 40% of the respondents in Nakawa and Makindye gave advice that was not helpful and so could not be adequately followed in the correct preparation of maize porridge and beans for the children. Preparation of kitoobero, a highly nutritious complementary dish for weaning children, was taught during the nutrition education sessions. Significantly more respondents who received nutrition education identified at least two combinations of foods used for kitoobero (65%) compared to about 5% of those who did not receive the intervention. The study found that majority of the respondents, 65% and 80% respectively in Kawempe and Rubaga compared to over 85% in Nakawa and Makindye had not prepared kitoobero seven days prior to the study. The results show that nutrition education significantly impacts on knowledge of meal preparation for weaning children, attitudes, and practices of child feeding. It is recommended that nutrition education as a strategy of improving child feeding knowledge and practices should be taken up by the public health sector so as to boost the fight against malnutrition which is a major problem in Uganda.

Published in	American Journal of Health Research (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajhr.20150302.15
Page(s)	82-90
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Nutrition Education, Child Feeding Practices, Caregivers, Malnutrition

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Josephine Nabugoomu, Agnes Namutebi, Archileo N. Kaaya, George Nasinyama. Nutrition Education Influences Child Feeding Knowledge Attitudes and Practices of Caregivers in Uganda. Am J Health Res. 2015;3(2):82-90. doi: 10.11648/j.ajhr.20150302.15

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Josephine Nabugoomu

Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Agnes Namutebi

Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Archileo N. Kaaya

Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
George Nasinyama

Department of Biosecurity, Ecosystems and Veterinary Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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AU  - Josephine Nabugoomu
AU  - Agnes Namutebi
AU  - Archileo N. Kaaya
AU  - George Nasinyama
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