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June 12-13, 2019 | Edinburgh, Scotland
Pediatrics and Clinical Pediatrics
2
nd
World Congress on
Current Pediatric Research | Volume: 23
Burden of malnutrition in children under 5 years in Nigeria
Crystal Nneka Ozoka
University of London, United Kingdom
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alnutrition is a significant public health problem and
it is an important cause of morbidity and mortality
in children below 5 years of age. The proportion of this
disease is much higher in sub-Saharan countries than
in other geographical regions globally. The aim of this
article was to identify the factors that contributed to
malnutrition, critically analyse them and provide logical
recommendations. Some of the factors influencing the
nutritional status of children under the age of five were
educational and economic status of the parents, especially
the mother, health and nutritional status of the mothers
during pregnancy and breastfeeding, immunisation
status of the child and the political system of the country.
Recommended interventions included; health education,
female empowerment, nutrition and government
participation.
Speaker Biography
Crystal Nneka Ozoka, M.B.B.S, MPH, is a medical doctor, and works in
medicine department in Essex England. She completed her master’s
degree in public health from City, University of London in the United
Kingdom. She became a volunteer for save the children, while pursuing
her master’s degree and she continues to search for avenues to improve
child and maternal health. Prior to that, she worked as a medical doctor
in Abuja, Nigeria after graduating from Igbinedion University medical
school, in Nigeria. She would be starting her General Practice (GP)
training here in the United Kingdom and she will also be undergoing
her PHD in Public health, as she aspires to become a Professor of Public
Health. Her publication on malnutrition, provides insight, learning
and recommendations on how to tackle the burden of malnutrition in
children.
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nneka.ozoka@city.ac.ukCrystal Nneka Ozoka, Current Pediatric Research, Volume 23
ISSN: 0971-9032