Anaemia among Children under Five Years in Sakagyano Community, Effutu Municipality of Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorOpare, D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-21T15:39:15Z
dc.date.available2018-11-21T15:39:15Z
dc.date.issued2018-07
dc.descriptionMPh.en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: A survey was conducted to examine factors contributing to anaemia among children under five in Sakagyano community, its effects and also find out how parents prevent anaemia among children under five and investigate how parents manage children under five with anaemia. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional design and quantitative in nature using convenience sampling technique would be used to select 100 participants for the study. The study was done at Sakagyano among parents with children under-five years of age. Data was collected using a self-designed structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using STATA (version 15.0) and the results were presented in tables and charts. Results: The findings from the 100 participants of the study on examining anaemia among children under five years revealed that, anaemia was found to be a major problem in the study area. Majority (78%) of the mothers‟ knowledge on anaemia was adequate. Also, the mothers (62%) knew how to prevent anaemia in children under five years. Conclusion: The factors that were associated with anaemia in children under five years at Sakagyano were their nutritional knowledge and poor knowledge in handling the disease in children. Anaemia was found to be a major problem in this cohort of children and their mothers. Dietary factors and socio-demographic factors were the major factors associated with high levels of anaemia among the children and their mothers. Mothers should therefore, be sensitized on best practices for prevention of anaemia among both women and children.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/25657
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectMunicipalityen_US
dc.subjectEffutuen_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subjectSakagyanoen_US
dc.subjectAnaemiaen_US
dc.titleAnaemia among Children under Five Years in Sakagyano Community, Effutu Municipality of Ghanaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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