INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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This descriptive study was conducted to determine the impact of complementary food among malnourished children of the municipality of Tobias Fornier, Antique. Specifically, it sought to determine the proportion of malnourished children rehabilitated after availing the complementary food. It also sought to determine the significant proportion of more than 30% malnourished children who were rehabilitated using complementary food. The respondents of the study were the 236 malnourished children identified in the different barangays of the municipality of Tobias Fornier, Antique. The data utilized in this study were taken from the baseline-endline result of the 120 days of Complementary Feeding Program implemented by the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) and monitored, supervised and evaluated by the members of the Municipal Nutrition Committee of the municipality of Tobias Fornier, Antique. The statistical tools used in this study were frequency, percentage and z-test of a proportion. Alpha level was set at 0.05. The study revealed that 37% of malnourished children were rehabilitated after availing the complementary food. It also revealed that there was a significant proportion of more than 30% of malnourished children who were rehabilitated after availing the complementary food. There is a positive result after availing the complementary food among malnourished children in the Municipality of Tobias Fornier, Antique. Their nutritional status has improved.
"Impact of Complementary Food Among Malnourished Children of the Municipality of Tobias Fornier, Antique, Philippines", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.b429-b431, July-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2307147.pdf
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