Factors affecting malnutrition among under five years children in Punjab: A qualitative study

Anam Afzal; Nazia Malik; Zahira Batool; Muhammad Shabbir

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RMJ. 2024; 49(1): 115-118

Factors affecting malnutrition among under five years children in Punjab: A qualitative study

Anam Afzal, Nazia Malik, Zahira Batool, Muhammad Shabbir.

Abstract
Objective: To identify the associated factors affecting malnutrition among under five years children.
Methodology: The study was conducted in rural areas of district Faisalabad. The data were collected from mothers with an in-depth interview. The thematic analysis was used to analyze the data.
Results: We found that inadequate nutritional knowledge, lack of food choices, low household income, wrong cultural feeding (breastfeeding and complementary) practices, lack of health care facilities, immunization status, and seeking medical treatment for the children were the contributing factors of malnutrition among children.
Conclusion: Malnutrition was highly affected by medical, maternal, and sociocultural reasons in the area. The government should devise policies to enhance awareness for health seeking behaviors for the child among the mothers.

Key words: Malnutrition, factors, feeding practices, health-seeking behavior, children.

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Afzal A, Malik N, Batool Z, Shabbir M. Factors affecting malnutrition among under five years children in Punjab: A qualitative study. RMJ. 2024; 49(1): 115-118.

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Afzal, A., Malik, . N., Batool, . Z. & Shabbir, . M. (2024) Factors affecting malnutrition among under five years children in Punjab: A qualitative study. RMJ, 49 (1), 115-118.

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Afzal, Anam, Nazia Malik, Zahira Batool, and Muhammad Shabbir. 2024. Factors affecting malnutrition among under five years children in Punjab: A qualitative study. Rawal Medical Journal, 49 (1), 115-118.

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Afzal, Anam, Nazia Malik, Zahira Batool, and Muhammad Shabbir. "Factors affecting malnutrition among under five years children in Punjab: A qualitative study." Rawal Medical Journal 49 (2024), 115-118.

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Afzal, A., Malik, . N., Batool, . Z. & Shabbir, . M. (2024) Factors affecting malnutrition among under five years children in Punjab: A qualitative study. Rawal Medical Journal, 49 (1), 115-118.

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