Nutritional knowledge and parctice of "Dhakaiyyah" population

Abstract

A cross sectional study was conducted among two hundred(200) mothers having
childem under five. These respondent mothers belongs to different socio- economic
group fo "Dhakayyah" population and living In the old part of metropolitan Dhaka
city at least for five generations. Result of the research showed that, more than 50%
of the respondents had education up to secondary level whereas; 3.5% were illiterate.
Almost half (45%) of them were in 30-39 years age group, 35.5% o f were 20-29 years,
and 17.0% were of 40-49 years age groups. Majority (76.5%) of the respondets were
in upper Income level and 99% of them were housewives, only 1% were service
holders. Majority o f the respondents (66%) washed vegetables after cutting, them into
small pieces and almost all (93.5%) threw rice water away after cooking. Knowledge
about all the energy giving foods like rice. Bread and potato were significantly
associated with monthly Income when income was classified into two groups
(<10,000 and abve 10,000 taka per month). Almost half (42.86%) of the respondents
fed their babies cereals as home made supplemnetaiy food whereas only 23.8% of
mothers gave egg to their babies.