Family and Community Practices for Child Survival, Growth and Development (SGD) among Mothers in Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study was conducted in order to identify the family and community practices (FCPs) for child survival, growth and development (SGD) among mothers in Enugu State. To achieve this two research questions were formulated. Quantitative data were collected from 1969 mothers using family and community practices questionnaire (FCPQ). The data collected were analyzed using frequency distribution, percentages and mean to answer the research questions. The findings of the study showed that mothers adopted FCPs except hygiene and use of insecticide treated bed nets practices in Enugu State. The findings further indicated the mothers adopted FCPs except hygiene and use of insecticide treated bed nets practices to a great extent. It is recommended that appropriate information, education and communication (IEC) messages for promoting FCPs should be carried out on mothers by health workers, including health education teachers, to ensure survival, healthy growth and development of the child.

Key words: Family, Community practices, Child survival, Growth and development