%T Growth faltering and under five mortality in Uganda; Determinants, trends and Millenium Development Goal four
%D 2010
%X This research focused on causality relationships of growth faltering with nutrient deficiency and immunization as well as describing trends/patterns of under five mortality since 1988 DHS. Nutrient deficiencies played a major role in causing grow faltering in children exhibited through size of a child at birth, anaemia, and iron deficiency. Immunization through polio vaccination at 6 weeks had a minor effect on growth faltering.
On the other hand, the under five mortality rates have been decreasing in the last four surveys of 1988, 1995, 2000 and 2006 but the decline is insignificant. Uganda is practically not on target in achieving Millennium Development Goal four and no sudden change in programming will be feasible to attain the target by 2015. 
A wide policy mix from socio-economic women empowerment to adequate child nutrition is necessary to address growth faltering and under five mortality in Uganda.
%L theses_frw1800
%A Mr. Otikal Kenneth