Introduction
nutritional deficiencies
MALNOURISHED, MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES, MALNUTRITION
Malnutrition in children is expressly detrimental. The damage to physical and cognitive development during early childhood is largely irretrievableThe genetic program that determines how each person's brain develops is modified by the environment, including nutritionOne of the factors affecting cognitive development is nutrition. Early childhood may be especially vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies due to the rapid brain growth throughout this period. Children who are malnourished have higher mortality and morbidity ratesDespite the efforts of national and international obligations, the knowledge gaps of caregivers remain a cause for the nutritional status of children, and it affects physical growth and cognitive development. Considering this, the current study made an effort to give mothers comprehensive nutrition education to increase their understanding of and sensitise them to the prevention and management of malnutrition, change dietary habits, and enhance their children's cognitive development.