MMSL 2023, 92(3):217-225 | DOI: 10.31482/mmsl.2022.041

MOTHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING HEALTHY NUTRITION AMONG BLIND CHILDREN IN MOSUL CITYOriginal article

Ali A. Shareef ORCID...1*, Marab YA. Al-Fathy2, Sakeena AJ. Al-Tameemi2, Montha H. Ismaeel2
1 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ninevah University, Mosul, Iraq
2 Nineveh Health Directorate, Mosul, Iraq

Background: Nutrition an integral part of child growth and development.

Aim: Comparison regarding mothers' knowledge and practice between blind and non-blind child.

Patients and Methods: A case control study design of 120 mothers (40 mother of blind child and 80 mother of non-blind child). It was adopted in UmAl-Rbean Development Foundation for Blind and purblind during.

Results: revealed that 108 (90%) agree that with food we can control most of our disease. Diet-disease relationship reported by mothers were obesity 92 (77%) and hypertension 66 (55%) with P-value 0.017. Mothers' knowledge regarded true fact (playing sport and eat and drink, and do not be extravagant were 120 (100%) and 76 (63.3%) respectively. Mothers reported that 72 (60%) of study sample eat protein twice a day, 92 (76.7%) eat carb frequently aday, 54 (45%) eat fat once a day, 68 (56.7%) eat fruit and vegetable twice a day. Drinking plenty of water seen among blind child 18 (45%) while drinking of water with meal seen among non-blind 66 (82.5%). Drinking of tea commonly among non-blind 72 (90%) and specially with meal 28 (38.9%).

Conclusion: The study concluded that mothers of non-blind children more knowledgeable than mothers of blind children. Eating carb and fat twice a day commonly seen among blind child mean while eating protein and fruit and vegetable twice a day more prevalent among non- blind child.Recommendation: Exclusive education program to mother of blind child to improve their knowledge and enhance health practice toward their child nutrition.

Keywords: Good Diet; Mother's Awareness; Blind Child Nutrition

Received: June 12, 2022; Revised: August 27, 2022; Accepted: September 13, 2022; Prepublished online: January 16, 2023; Published: September 1, 2023  Show citation

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Shareef, A.A., YA. Al-Fathy, M., AJ. Al-Tameemi, S., & Ismaeel, M.H. (2023). MOTHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE REGARDING HEALTHY NUTRITION AMONG BLIND CHILDREN IN MOSUL CITY. MMSL, 92(3), 217-225. doi: 10.31482/mmsl.2022.041
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