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@article{205931,
        author = {Malsawmzuali and Konthoujam Maloti Devi},
        title = {Assessment of knowledge regarding prevention of malnutrition among mothers of under five children at Irengbam village, Bishnupur District, Manipure},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {1},
        pages = {8623-8626},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=205931},
        abstract = {Background— Food is the prime necessity of life. Life cannot be sustained without an adequate nourishment. Child needs adequate food for growth and development. Adequate nutrition during early childhood is fundamental for the development of each child’s potential. In order to have a healthy and productive labor force in future, a country needs a well-nourished population of the children. Today’s nutritional status of the child reflects a healthy and productive generation in future. The World Health Organization defines malnutrition as “the cellular imbalance between the supply of nutrients and energy and the body’s demand for them to ensure growth, maintenance and specific functions”.  There are three types of malnutrition i.e undernutrition, overnutrition and specific deficiency disorders. 

Objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding prevention of malnutrition among the mothers of under five children.

Methodology: Quantitative research approach-cross sectional research design was used for the study. 60 mothers were selected by using simple random sampling technique. Self- Administered Structured Questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive (Frequence percentage distribution) and inferential statistics (Chi square) were used to analyzed the data. 
Results: The knowledge regarding prevention of malnutrition among mothers of under five children revealed that 17 (28 %) mothers had adequate knowledge regarding prevention of malnutrition and majority of the mothers 39 (65%) had moderately adequate knowledge and only 4 (7%) had inadequate knowledge. There was no significant association between the level of knowledge with selected demographic variables like age, type of family, dietary pattern, number of under five children in the family, birth order of child, major illness to the child whereas educational status, occupation, monthly income, previous knowledge regarding malnutrition versus level of knowledge are significant at 0.05 level of significance. (p<0.05)

Conclusion: The study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge regarding prevention of malnutrition among mothers of under five children. The study concluded that majority of the mothers had moderately adequate knowledge. Promotion of education and literacy in the community, especially non formal education among the village women, would reduce the increase in malnutrition.},
        keywords = {Assess, knowledge, malnutrition, mothers of under-five.},
        month = {June},
        }