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Maternal knowledge of child malnutrition at the John F. Kennedy Educational Unit, Santo Domingo, 2024

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  • Casas Portilla, Osvar Arley
  • López Reyes, Jessika Katerine
  • Valverde Vera, Bryan Josué
  • Enríquez Jácome, Miguel Ángel
  • Chávez-Arizala, Jenrry Fredy

Abstract

The objective of this research was to determine the level of maternal knowledge about child malnutrition in the Unidad Educativa John F. Kennedy, Santo Domingo, 2024. This project was applied on a quantitative approach and its design was non-experimental, which allowed the application of a form that provided valuable information on the objective presented. A total of 102 mothers with children enrolled in the aforementioned educational institution were taken as the population sample, the instrument used in this work was the test of knowledge about healthy eating. The most relevant results showed a low level of maternal knowledge about child malnutrition with 71.6%, presenting a satisfactory level in two dimensions corresponding to general knowledge (57.8%) and food selection (65.7%), but an unsatisfactory level in the other dimensions referring to preparation (79.4%), consumption (95.1%) and impact of feeding (56.9%). In summary, mothers have shown a low level of knowledge regarding the subject of this research, with a satisfactory level in only two of the five dimensions of the instrument applied.

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  • Casas Portilla, Osvar Arley & López Reyes, Jessika Katerine & Valverde Vera, Bryan Josué & Enríquez Jácome, Miguel Ángel & Chávez-Arizala, Jenrry Fredy, 2024. "Maternal knowledge of child malnutrition at the John F. Kennedy Educational Unit, Santo Domingo, 2024," SAP Nursing Depths Series, South American Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:cwf:ndsart:nds2024139
    DOI: 10.56294/nds2024139
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