Mina Maheri|Maryam Bidar|Hamidreza Farrokh?Eslamlou|Ali Sadaghianifar
Evaluation of anthropometric indices and their relationship with maternal nutritional literacy and selected socio-economic and demographic variables among children under 5 years old
Urmia University|Urmia University|Urmia University|Urmia University
abstract background considering destructive effects malnutrition growth development health children importance identifying factors affecting present study aimed investigate status anthropometric indices relationship maternal nutritional literacy selected socioeconomic demographic variables among children 5 years old methods crosssectional study conducted 405 mothers children 5 years old urmia iran data collection tool consisted two parts first part demographic socioeconomic information mother child second part evaluation instrument nutrition literacy adults einla results statistically significant relationship maternal nutritional literacy weightforage heightforage weightforheight indices weightforage index maternal education gestational weight gain mean weight well mean height mother weightforage weightforheight indices child gender type milk consumed status starting complementary foods history acute respiratory infection well diarrhea finally heightforage family income status conclusions suggested mothers low nutritional literacy mothers whose gestational weight gain normal children whose family income low boy child children history disease children consume powdered milk children started complementary foods right time given priority designing implementing educational interventions enhance nutritional status anthropometric indices children