Villegas, Mary Claire L.
Nutritional management practices of mothers in Cebu City's poor urban communities / Mary Claire L. Villegas and Mae C. Reynes. - Cebu City : University of Cebu, c2013. - viii, 64 leaves : illustrations ;
Faculty Research (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) -- University of Cebu- Banilad, 2013.
Includes references (leaves 47 and 48).
Summary: This study determined the nutritional management practices utilized by mothers of undernourished children from 0-5 years old in poor urban communities in Cebu City. The study adapted a descriptive- correlational design using a researcher - made questionnaire with 1000 respondents from the three critically identified areas in Cebu City with high incidence for undernourished children aging 0-5 years old. Purposive sampling design was utilized in the study. Data were treated through simple percentage, weighted mean, and Chi- square test of independence.
There were three significant standings, viz.: (1) majority of the respondents were within the age bracket 28-38 years old, college level, unemployed and served as plain housewife with a family monthly income of 1000-6999.00 pesos, (2) There were two nutritional management practices that were not utilized by the mothers of undernourished children namely; participating in Nutri- Asia Gabay Kasulugan Feeding program and the monitoring of the child's body weight. On the other hand, there were six practices that were less practiced by the respondents such as: providing meals that are reach in protein for building muscles such as fish and meat; encouraging the child to eat variety of foods daily in right amounts in combination of fruits and vegetables; participating in seminars provided in the community or health centers on breast feeding of babies; giving combination of grow ,glow and go foods and monitoring the child's height regularly.; and serving foods rich in anti-oxidants and, (3) significant relationships were found between the profile in terms of the occupation and the monthly income to the nutritional management practices utilized by the respondents.
The following recommendations were formulated: (1) implementation of the proposed action plan geared towards information dissemination drive on the activities and benefits of the Nutri- Asia Nutritional Feeding Program in schools and increasing public knowledge on the importance and benefits of monitoring the body weight of an undernourished child and, (2) further studies be made in line with public health particularly the vulnerable population:the children and the elderly.
English
Nutritional management practices of mothers in Cebu City's poor urban communities / Mary Claire L. Villegas and Mae C. Reynes. - Cebu City : University of Cebu, c2013. - viii, 64 leaves : illustrations ;
Faculty Research (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) -- University of Cebu- Banilad, 2013.
Includes references (leaves 47 and 48).
Summary: This study determined the nutritional management practices utilized by mothers of undernourished children from 0-5 years old in poor urban communities in Cebu City. The study adapted a descriptive- correlational design using a researcher - made questionnaire with 1000 respondents from the three critically identified areas in Cebu City with high incidence for undernourished children aging 0-5 years old. Purposive sampling design was utilized in the study. Data were treated through simple percentage, weighted mean, and Chi- square test of independence.
There were three significant standings, viz.: (1) majority of the respondents were within the age bracket 28-38 years old, college level, unemployed and served as plain housewife with a family monthly income of 1000-6999.00 pesos, (2) There were two nutritional management practices that were not utilized by the mothers of undernourished children namely; participating in Nutri- Asia Gabay Kasulugan Feeding program and the monitoring of the child's body weight. On the other hand, there were six practices that were less practiced by the respondents such as: providing meals that are reach in protein for building muscles such as fish and meat; encouraging the child to eat variety of foods daily in right amounts in combination of fruits and vegetables; participating in seminars provided in the community or health centers on breast feeding of babies; giving combination of grow ,glow and go foods and monitoring the child's height regularly.; and serving foods rich in anti-oxidants and, (3) significant relationships were found between the profile in terms of the occupation and the monthly income to the nutritional management practices utilized by the respondents.
The following recommendations were formulated: (1) implementation of the proposed action plan geared towards information dissemination drive on the activities and benefits of the Nutri- Asia Nutritional Feeding Program in schools and increasing public knowledge on the importance and benefits of monitoring the body weight of an undernourished child and, (2) further studies be made in line with public health particularly the vulnerable population:the children and the elderly.
English