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Perceptions of Caregivers Regarding Malnutrition in Children under Five in Rural Areas, South Africa †
Children under five depend on the caregivers to provide them with nutritious food to combat malnutrition. Several studies have been conducted about malnutrition in children, yet limited attention has been paid to the caregivers. Thus, the study investigated the perceptions of caregivers with regard...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9689243/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36421232 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9111784 |
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author | Eldah, Thabathi T. Mary, Maluleke Selina, Raliphaswa N. Cecilia, Masutha T. |
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description | Children under five depend on the caregivers to provide them with nutritious food to combat malnutrition. Several studies have been conducted about malnutrition in children, yet limited attention has been paid to the caregivers. Thus, the study investigated the perceptions of caregivers with regard to non-nutritious foods in rural areas in South Africa. This study explored caregiver’s perception regarding non-nutritious food in children below five. This was done in primary health care clinics of Tshilwavhusiku local areas of Makhado Municipality in Vhembe District, South Africa. A qualitative approach was adopted. Nine caregivers were sampled randomly. In-depth individual interviews were conducted, and Tesch’s analytical approach was adopted to analyze the data measures to ensure trustworthiness and ethical considerations were adhered to throughout the study. The study revealed that caregivers were lacking knowledge regarding nutritious food to be given to their children and signs of malnutrition were also not known. It is imperative to ensure the improvement of caregivers’ knowledge regarding nutritious food and children’s nutritional status in order to reduce the malnutrition rate. |
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spelling | pubmed-96892432022-11-25 Perceptions of Caregivers Regarding Malnutrition in Children under Five in Rural Areas, South Africa † Eldah, Thabathi T. Mary, Maluleke Selina, Raliphaswa N. Cecilia, Masutha T. Children (Basel) Article Children under five depend on the caregivers to provide them with nutritious food to combat malnutrition. Several studies have been conducted about malnutrition in children, yet limited attention has been paid to the caregivers. Thus, the study investigated the perceptions of caregivers with regard to non-nutritious foods in rural areas in South Africa. This study explored caregiver’s perception regarding non-nutritious food in children below five. This was done in primary health care clinics of Tshilwavhusiku local areas of Makhado Municipality in Vhembe District, South Africa. A qualitative approach was adopted. Nine caregivers were sampled randomly. In-depth individual interviews were conducted, and Tesch’s analytical approach was adopted to analyze the data measures to ensure trustworthiness and ethical considerations were adhered to throughout the study. The study revealed that caregivers were lacking knowledge regarding nutritious food to be given to their children and signs of malnutrition were also not known. It is imperative to ensure the improvement of caregivers’ knowledge regarding nutritious food and children’s nutritional status in order to reduce the malnutrition rate. MDPI 2022-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9689243/ /pubmed/36421232 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9111784 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Eldah, Thabathi T. Mary, Maluleke Selina, Raliphaswa N. Cecilia, Masutha T. Perceptions of Caregivers Regarding Malnutrition in Children under Five in Rural Areas, South Africa † |
title | Perceptions of Caregivers Regarding Malnutrition in Children under Five in Rural Areas, South Africa † |
title_full | Perceptions of Caregivers Regarding Malnutrition in Children under Five in Rural Areas, South Africa † |
title_fullStr | Perceptions of Caregivers Regarding Malnutrition in Children under Five in Rural Areas, South Africa † |
title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions of Caregivers Regarding Malnutrition in Children under Five in Rural Areas, South Africa † |
title_short | Perceptions of Caregivers Regarding Malnutrition in Children under Five in Rural Areas, South Africa † |
title_sort | perceptions of caregivers regarding malnutrition in children under five in rural areas, south africa † |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9689243/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36421232 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9111784 |
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