Effect Of Maternal Growth Monitoring Knowledge On Stunting, Wasting And Underweight Among Children 0-18 Months In Tamale Metropolis Of Ghana

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Abstract Objective: This study sought to assess maternal growth monitoring knowledge and its effect on stunting, wasting and underweight among children 0-18 months in the Tamale Metropolis.An analytical cross-sectional study design, involving 340 mother-child pairs randomly selected from 4 health facilities in the Tamale Metropolis, was used. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics and maternal growth monitoring knowledge. Weight and length of children were taken to assess nutritional status (stunting, underweight and wasting). Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association between maternal growth monitoring knowledge level and child nutritional status. Results: The study revealed that 87.6% of mothers had good knowledge on growth monitoring. The prevalence of stunting, underweight and wasting were 9.4%, 25.9% and 17.9% respectively. A binary logistic regression analysis revealed that there is no association between maternal growth monitoring knowledge and stunting [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 0.593; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.170-2.067], underweight (AOR= 1.56; 95% CI: 0.697-3.612) and wasting (OR= 0.881; 95% CI: 0.414-1.876) among children 0-18 months in the Tamale Metropolis.

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