| dc.description.abstract | The main objective of the study is to determine the
impact of nutritional status on child mortality in rural
Kenya, and also to describe feeding practices and
prevailing socio-economic and environmental conditions
(which include the demographic characteristics of the
mother, the hygienic conditions of the household, eating
habits of the community and disease prevalence along
with enviromnetal sanitation).
From the results it was concluded that the selected
social, economic demographic, health and enviromental
indicators are good predictors of child mortality in
Kenya. According to the multiple linear regression
equation, the selected independent variables were
found to explain 71.3 % (cumulated Rs)1 of the total
variation in the dependent variable (child mortality
rate). In all prevalence and incidence of illness,
SUP2lementation age and education of mothers in the
community take an upper hand in explaining the
variation.
On the whole, it was concluded that Child Mortality
along with malnutrition in Kenya, require immediate
attention with regard to .t, he above selected factors • | en |
