Malnutrition is a global menace pervasively affecting the growth and development of human life
especially on children. While malnutrition is believed to be caused by different factors, the conventional
literature has pointed out that the socio-economic variables of people affect their nutritional status. The
study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey. Using a structured questionnaire and measurements of
weight and height the researcher generally sought to examine how socio-economic and environmental
conditions, together with feeding practices affect the nutritional status of rural children under five years
in Nkontompo in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis. A major finding of this study is that, 95% of the
children of school going age in Nkontompo are not malnourished because, parents have good knowledge
of the effective practices to help their nutritional status. The key practices identified in the community are
breast feeding, immunization, monitoring of weight loss or gain, complementary feeding.