Care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of Orang Asli children in Selangor, Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between caregiving behaviors and other factors which affect nutritional status of Temuan and Mahmeri Orang Asli children aged 1-3 and 4-6 years old in Sepang and Kuala Langat districts. This cross-sectional study was carried out among childr...

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Main Author:	Sivapathy, Shashikala
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2007
Subjects:	Activities of Daily Living Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - ethnology Nutritional Status - ethnology
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spelling	my-upm-ir.714742019-11-21T06:20:26Z Care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of Orang Asli children in Selangor, Malaysia 2007-08 Sivapathy, Shashikala The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between caregiving behaviors and other factors which affect nutritional status of Temuan and Mahmeri Orang Asli children aged 1-3 and 4-6 years old in Sepang and Kuala Langat districts. This cross-sectional study was carried out among children aged 1-6 years old in Orang Asli villages in Sepang and Carey Island, Selangor. There were 173 children between the ages of 1 and six years, of these 92 children were from the age group of 1-3 years and 81 children were in the age group of 4-6 years. The care behaviours which were studied were feeding behaviours, hygiene behaviours and parental control on child feeding. Caregiving behaviour was assessed by questionnaire and qualitative method.This study revealed high prevalence of malnutrition in Orang Asli children and supports the evidence in the literature. Prevalence of significantly underweight, stunted and wasting were 53.3%, 55.4% and 8.7% respectively among children 1-3 years old whereas prevalence of significantly underweight, stunted and wasting among children 4-6 years old were 38.3%, 51.9% and 6.2% respectively. Caregiving behaviours that was associated positively with nutritional status of 1-3 years old was affectionate gestures. Behaviours that were associated negatively were shared plate and activities during feeding. Among children 4-6 years old, caregiving behaviours that were associated positively were food not prepared specifically for the child and food refusal while monitoring, negative social behaviours, and affectionate gestures were associated negatively with the nutritional status. As a conclusion, this study has shown, that there were some caregiving behaviours which have positive influence on the nutritional status of child and others which was not associated with the nutritional status of the child. Different caregiving behaviours influences differently among younger and older children. With regards to hygiene behaviours, it was not found to influence nutritional status of both age groups. Activities of Daily Living Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - ethnology Nutritional Status - ethnology 2007-08 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71474/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71474/1/FPSK%28M%29%202007%2021%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Activities of Daily Living Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - ethnology Nutritional Status - ethnology
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topic	Activities of Daily Living Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - ethnology Nutritional Status - ethnology
spellingShingle	Activities of Daily Living Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - ethnology Nutritional Status - ethnology Sivapathy, Shashikala Care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of Orang Asli children in Selangor, Malaysia
description	The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between caregiving behaviors and other factors which affect nutritional status of Temuan and Mahmeri Orang Asli children aged 1-3 and 4-6 years old in Sepang and Kuala Langat districts. This cross-sectional study was carried out among children aged 1-6 years old in Orang Asli villages in Sepang and Carey Island, Selangor. There were 173 children between the ages of 1 and six years, of these 92 children were from the age group of 1-3 years and 81 children were in the age group of 4-6 years. The care behaviours which were studied were feeding behaviours, hygiene behaviours and parental control on child feeding. Caregiving behaviour was assessed by questionnaire and qualitative method.This study revealed high prevalence of malnutrition in Orang Asli children and supports the evidence in the literature. Prevalence of significantly underweight, stunted and wasting were 53.3%, 55.4% and 8.7% respectively among children 1-3 years old whereas prevalence of significantly underweight, stunted and wasting among children 4-6 years old were 38.3%, 51.9% and 6.2% respectively. Caregiving behaviours that was associated positively with nutritional status of 1-3 years old was affectionate gestures. Behaviours that were associated negatively were shared plate and activities during feeding. Among children 4-6 years old, caregiving behaviours that were associated positively were food not prepared specifically for the child and food refusal while monitoring, negative social behaviours, and affectionate gestures were associated negatively with the nutritional status. As a conclusion, this study has shown, that there were some caregiving behaviours which have positive influence on the nutritional status of child and others which was not associated with the nutritional status of the child. Different caregiving behaviours influences differently among younger and older children. With regards to hygiene behaviours, it was not found to influence nutritional status of both age groups.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Sivapathy, Shashikala
author_facet	Sivapathy, Shashikala
author_sort	Sivapathy, Shashikala
title	Care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of Orang Asli children in Selangor, Malaysia
title_short	Care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of Orang Asli children in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full	Care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of Orang Asli children in Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of Orang Asli children in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of Orang Asli children in Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort	care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of orang asli children in selangor, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2007
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71474/1/FPSK%28M%29%202007%2021%20IR.pdf
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Care-giving behaviors and other factors affecting the nutritional status of Orang Asli children in Selangor, Malaysia

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