Umme Kulsoom Khattak|Saima Perwaiz Iqbal|Haider Ghazanfar
The Role of Parents' Literacy in Malnutrition of Children Under the Age of Five Years in a Semi-Urban Community of Pakistan: A Case-Control Study
Shifa International Hospital|Shifa International Hospital|Shifa International Hospital
according recent survey pakistan ranked third highest country malnutrition underfive child mortality realistic solution growing problem found despite fact struggle tackle issue malnutrition among young pakistani children going last several decades objective study look relationship parental education malnutrition pakistan make recommendation improve nutritional condition childrenwe carried casecontrol study among 400 mothers february 2016 july 2016 primary health care center located periurban community pakistan selfconstructed questionnaire comprising 75 questions used collect datathe mean age mother found 2761 5130 majority mothers uneducated 168 420 116 290 fathers uneducated 226 565 children normal nutritional status 102 255 firstdegree malnutrition 52 130 seconddegree malnutrition 20 50 thirddegree malnutrition higher paternal educational status p 0008 maternal educational status p 0011 found significantly associated normal child nutritional statusit recommended education parents especially females rural semiurban areas promoted given due importance focus programs mother terms security employment literacy justice healthcare food shelter social equality