Determinants of child nutrition

Question 1

Determinants of child nutrition

Answer 1

Poverty : Akey factor affecting all underlying determinants is poverty
*A person is considered to be in a absolute poverty when she / he cannot afford to satisfy their basic needs

.2.Access to clean water

3. democrasy
4. Food security
5. Woman empowerment( Female secondary school enrollment
6. per capita dietary energy supply
   Female to male life expectancy ratio

Question 2

identify 2 interventions that may reduce the amount of malnutrition in a country

Answer 2

• Girls going to school
• access to clean water ( better water supply leads to normal weight, dirty water leads to illness resulting in underweight)

Question 3

What are the types of malnutrition

Answer 3

1. Primary malnutrition : The condition that results from not consuming an adequate amount of food
2. Seconday malnutrition : The condition that results from inability to utilise food that is eaten due to other factors
3. Dietary deficiency : A condition that results from consuming diet that lacks specific amount of a particular nutrient
4. Overnutrition : The condition that results from too many calories