The nutritional impact of the world food programme-supported supplementary feeding programme on children less than five years in rural Tamale.

Type Thesis or Dissertation - Masters
Title The nutritional impact of the world food programme-supported supplementary feeding programme on children less than five years in rural Tamale.
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2011
Abstract
This study was a cross sectional evaluation study which sought to find out the nutritional impact of the supplementary feeding programme on the target population - children 6 months to 59 months. The study also looked at other factors (socio-economic and demographic) known to affect the nutritional status of children. The impact of the supplementary feeding programme was measured based on anthropometric indicators – height-for -age, weight –for – age, and weightf or-height. The study used multistage sampling techniques to select 400 children 6 to 59 months from the base-line study carried out at the beginning of the programme in 2003 by reviewing the existing baseline data. Four hundred (400) children 6 to 59 months old benefiting from the supplementary feeding programme as at August, 2007 were also selected using the register of beneficiary children in each community. Anthropometric measurements were taken of the sampled children (post intervention) while same was retrieved from the sampled baseline data (baseline). Mothers/ care-givers of the children were the subjects for interview, and similar information was sought out from the sampled baseline data. The results of the study were analyzed using Epi Info 3.4 software and presented in appropriate statistical graphs and table

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