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Mother’s Nutritional Knowledge and Practice: A study on Slum Area of Khulna City

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  • Papia Sultana

    (Khulna University, Bangladesh)

  • Khan Mehedi Hasan

    (Khulna University, Bangladesh)

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Child health and nutrition much depend on the mother’s knowledge and conscious. We measure mother’s nutritional knowledge and practice affecting child health and nutrition in slum areas of Khulna city in Bangladesh. We find that mothers substantially lack nutritional related knowledge, where many cannot even apply nutritional related knowledge in their daily life mainly due to economic affordability of nutrient food and other required health care services. The research also identifies factors affecting nutritional practices in slum households. The research suggests taking measures to increase nutritional knowledge of mothers and to provide nutrient foods and health care services to the disadvantaged pregnant and mothers with newborn babies.

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  • Papia Sultana & Khan Mehedi Hasan, 2020. "Mother’s Nutritional Knowledge and Practice: A study on Slum Area of Khulna City," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 2(6), November.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:2:y:2020:i:6:id:40582
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.6.582
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