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Maternal And Child Nutrition Question Paper

Maternal And Child Nutrition

Course:Bachelor Of Education In Early Childhood Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF EDUCATION( EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION)

ECE 408:
MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION

DATE: TUESDAY 7TH APRIL 2009 TIME: 2.00 P.M. – 4.00 P.M.

SECTION ONE

Instructions:
• Answer all the Question from this section. Total marks 30.

1.
Explain the rationale of proper feeding for expectant mothers and young children.

(4 marks)

2.
Define the concept of “Maternal Health Care” and state the various factors that
prevent women in developing countries from getting the healthy care they need.
(6 marks)

3.
State the various micronutrients required by a lactating mother and highlight how
their deficiencies can be prevented.

(6 marks)

4.
Provide the specific Millennium Development Goals relating to maternal and
Child Health and explain how the will be achieved.

(4 marks)

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5.
Briefly discuss food allergies highlighting the types (classification), symptoms,
prevalence
and
treatment.
(6
marks)

6.
Explain using Kenyan examples the benefits of school feeding programmes.

(4 marks)

SECTION TWO
INSTRUCTIONS:
• Answer only two questions from this section.
• Each questions is worth twenty (20) marks
• Total forty marks (40)

7.
Define the term Nutrition and using the diagram of a food Pyramid describe the
constituents of a Healthy Diet.

(20 marks)

8.
“Pregnancy is a critical period during which mothers and infants form an
inseparable biological social unit”. Discuss this statement in light of proper
Nutrition
during
pregnancy.
(20
marks)

9.
Discuss the importance of breastfeeding to both the mother and the infant and
briefly explain the foods to be avoided / limited during this period. (20 marks)

10.
Highlight the determinants of maternal mortality and provide the practicals that
could lead to the reduction of the same.

(20 marks).

11.
Define the term “Food Security” and highlight the causes of “Food insecurity”
and how the situation can be improved.

(20 marks)
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