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@article{190495,
        author = {VAISHALIRAJENDRACHAMBHARE and Mrs.BincyK.P and Mrs.Anghakherkar},
        title = {EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BALANCED DIET AMONG MOTHERS OF TODDLER IN SELECTED RURAL AREAS:A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {1946-1950},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190495},
        abstract = {Balanced diet is necessary for normal activities that are performed in life. The nutritional status of children is an indicator for the economic development. Children are more prone to suffer from nutritional deficiencies and problems. Malnutrition is a condition which develops as a result of insufficient food nutrients supplied to the body; these nutrients include minerals, vitamins, proteins, fat, and carbohydrate which are necessary for maintaining healthy tissues and organ functions. Malnutrition is an underlying cause of mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age. It was estimated that malnutrition was responsible for 60% of 10.9 million deaths annually, either directly or indirectly among children under 5 years of age. In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of being moderate to severe underweight was 6.9% and 1.3%, respectively, and it was found that the prevalence rate of malnutrition among children was higher than that of other countries with less economic sources. The symptoms that might be experienced in malnutrition include breathing difficulties, higher risk of hypothermia, weight loss, and higher susceptibility to diseases. There are several risk factors and they should be identified to avoid the bad consequence of malnutrition, and thus to promote health and prevent diseases. These factors include larger family size, maternal illiteracy, low monthly income, and paternal literacy. The main risk factors reported was low maternal education. Mother is the person responsible for taking care of child, so it is very important for mothers to have enough knowledge regarding nutrition of the child. Mothers who have more knowledge about nutrition can bring up their children in healthy way. There was no previous study in Saudi Arabia which was conducted to investigate the knowledge of mothers about malnutrition and maternal associated factors; hence, this study was performed},
        keywords = {},
        month = {January},
        }