The effect of malnutrition on academic performance of children in Mogoswok zone, Marigat division Baringo district, Kenya
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2009-08
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Kampala International University, Institute of Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out the rates of malnutrition within
study area. it investigates the causes of malnutrition among children in the
study community; it also examines the effects of malnutrition on academic
performance in children of school going age. This is because government
has made education for all children available. For any nation to prosper it
must have educated the citizens. Therefore since children are leaders of
tomorrow, their needs should be catered for.
The researcher viewed literature from other researchers which showed
that nutrition is very important as far as nurturing a child is concerned and
that malnutrition has a lot of negative effects on the well being of the child.
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A research report submitted to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Award of the Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood and Primary Education of Kampala International University
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malnutrition