Muhealdeen, Hadeel Ezaldeen (2026) Mothers Awareness of Signs of Malnutrition for Children under Five years. American Journal of Pediatric Medicine and Health Sciences (2993-2149), 4 (10). ISSN 2993-2149

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Abstract

The study aims to identify mothers' knowledge about  signs of children's malnutrition under five year. Methods and Materials: descriptive cross-sectional study conducted on (77)mothers about  signs of children's malnutrition under five years in hospitals of Kirkuk city. The study period from January, 2026, to October, 2026. The data was collected by questionnaire through questions and an interview with mothers after obtaining their approval. The study tool (a questionnaire) has been designed and constructed based on an extensive review of available literature and related studies. Face validity of the instrument is established through a panel of (10) experts in the different fields. These experts have more than 7 years of experience in their specialist and asked to review and evaluate the instrument format for its content, clarity and adequacy. On basis of their comments and suggestions, some modification was made and changes were performed. Then, the questionnaire was considered valid after taking into consideration their suggestions and recommendations. The mothers  knowledge scores were evaluated using Descriptive and Inferential statistics to analyze the study data. Results: shows the total knowledge score of mothers, most of them (54.3%) scored good knowledge, followed by (43.9%) scored moderate knowledge. Conclusion: The knowledge level exceeds 50 percent, which is generally a good percentage . Study reveals that it did not find a statistically important association between demographic characteristics and total knowledge score, except for age groups, house type, and educational level of mother and father. Recommendations: The current study suggested that health education campaigns should target mothers to improve their knowledge about children's nutrition under five years.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Awareness, Malnutrition, Children under Five
Subjects:	H Social Sciences
Depositing User:	admin eprints
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2026 01:23
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2026 01:23
URI:	http://eprints.umsida.ac.id/id/eprint/17227

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