Khattak Umme Kulsoom, Iqbal Saima Perwaiz, Ghazanfar Haider
Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Aug;67(8):1213-1219.
To assess the impact of sociocultural perception on the nutritional status of children under five years of age.
This cross-sectional study using a self-constructed questionnaire was conducted at the Shifa Rotary Clinic, Nurpur Shahan, Pakistan, from February to October 2016, and comprised mothers and children. Mothers age 18-45years having a child less than 5 years old were included. SPSS 21 was used for data analysis. .
Of the 564 participants, 526(93.3%) were housewives and 38(6.5%) were working mothers. The overall mean age was 27.49±5.197 years. Mother was the decision-maker for child nutrition in 344(61.0%) cases while the father was the decision-maker for child nutrition in 106(18.8%) cases. About 64(11.3%) wasted colostrums, of which 18(28.1%) acted on their own accord 46(71.9%) on others' advice. Mother as the decision-maker for child nutrition was found to be significantly associated with normal child nutritional status (p<0.05).In our study male child was 2.29 times likely to have a normal nutritional status as compared to a female child (p<0.05).
Sociocultural perceptions were found to have a significant impact on nutritional status of children under the age of 5 years.
评估社会文化认知对五岁以下儿童营养状况的影响。
本横断面研究于2016年2月至10月在巴基斯坦努尔布尔沙汉的希法扶轮诊所开展，采用自行编制的问卷，研究对象包括母亲和儿童。纳入年龄在18 - 45岁且子女未满5岁的母亲。使用SPSS 21进行数据分析。
在564名参与者中，526名（93.3%）是家庭主妇，38名（6.5%）是职业母亲。总体平均年龄为27.49±5.197岁。在344例（61.0%）中母亲是儿童营养的决策者，而在106例（18.8%）中父亲是儿童营养的决策者。约64名（11.3%）人浪费了初乳，其中18名（28.1%）是自行决定，46名（71.9%）是听从他人建议。发现母亲作为儿童营养的决策者与儿童正常营养状况显著相关（p<0.05）。在我们的研究中，男童营养状况正常的可能性是女童的2.29倍（p<0.05）。
发现社会文化认知对5岁以下儿童的营养状况有显著影响。
