Incidence of protein energy malnutrition among children under five years in General Hospital, Yelwa Yauri, Kebbi state Department:Nursing Science By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 3336 Rating: (3.3) votes: 6 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractProtein energy malnutrition continues to be a major health problem in Nigeria and this contributes substantially to childhood mortality. Thus, this study was designed to determine the incidence of protein-energy malnutrition in under five years in the general hospital, Yauri Kebbi State from January 2013 to December 2017. The research design used was a retrospective study design, data was obtained and collected from the medical records kept by the record department. The result obtained revealed that the incidence of PEM among some Hausa is quite high when compared to other Kambari, higher among female under-five than the male under-five children. It is therefore recommended that nurses and other healthcare workers should be involved in health education to the members of the community, especially mothers on the need to provide an adequate diet for children, especially under five children. Furthermore, mothers attending clinics should be health educated on the various causes of PEM, risk factors among children as well as the prevention. This will help to reduce the incidence of PEM. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Nursing Science project topics and materials you might be interested in»Factors contributing to ineffective utilization of immunization programme among mothers in Ekwerazu town Ahiazu Mbaise local government area Imo state»Accessibility and use of information communication technology (ICT) in the enhancement of nursing education among nursing students in Madonna University Teaching Hospital (MUTH)»Awareness of female genital mutilation and its implication to reproductive health among mothers in Amaifeke in Orlu local government, Imo state»Knowledge and practice of quality assurance among nurses working in accident and emergency unit of University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Kwara state»Assessment of nutritional pattern and practice among pregnant women in holy rosary hospital»Factors influencing the attitudes of women toward family planning in Rivers state»Factors that influence the patronage of traditional birth attendants in Umuowa community Orlu Lga, Imo State»Attitude of nurses towards research among accident and emergency nurses of University of Ilorin teaching hospital»Awareness and practice of pressure sores prevention in the care of the elderly among nurses in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Awareness of determinants of sexual abuse and identification of supportive care among female nursing student of Madonna University»Assessment of exclusive breastfeeding in the development of under-five children in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Assessment of practices used in the prevention of Lassa fever infection among health workers in Madonna University Teaching Hospital»Incidence of protein energy malnutrition among children under five years in General Hospital, Yelwa Yauri, Kebbi state»Burnout syndrome and use of therapeutic approaches among nursing students in Madonna University, Rivers state»Factors influencing high rate of abortion among women of childbearing age in Saki, Saki West Local Government Area, Oyo State