Social Determinants of Protein-Energy Malnutrition Children under five in Kinshasa

Emile Ngoyi Muembo
Jean De Dieu Mbilia Malembu
Désiré Banga Gbanga
Lerha Lemba Kemba

Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx Journal)
Vol 5, No 3 (2023): Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences, July

This study focuses on the identification of the determinants of Energy Protein Malnutrition (EPM) in the peripheral area of Kinshasa. In a quantitative approach supported by a survey, anthropometric measurements (age, weight and height) are taken from 270 children under five years old.  The use of the Chi-square statistical test made it possible to identify the following determinants of MPE: living in a rural environment, single-parent families and low level of education of the mother.