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A Study on Nutritional Knowledge of Mothers and Health Satus of Children in Hmawbi Township (Thet Naing Oo, 2022) Thet Naing Oo The improvement of nutrition in Myanmar supports the National Economic and Social Development Plan. This study examines the relationship between mother’s nutritional knowledge and her children health status. Descriptive method is used in this study. A sample of 200 respondents from Hmawbi Township is selected by two stage random sampling approach. This study finds that many of the mothers who have higher nutritional knowledge level and their children have normal weight. Mothers with a higher level of nutritional knowledge feed their children more vegetables, fruit, soybeans, and less sugar than mothers with a lower level of nutritional knowledge. Mothers who are knowledgeable about nutrition avoid feeding their children foods that contain artificial ingredients. Children's eating habits are influenced by their mothers' nutrition knowledge in Hamby Township. To reduce the risk of malnutrition in this area, provision of proper health education, strengthening the public health care strategies and effective coordination mechanism should suggested and nurtured to the targeted population in order to meet the health needs. 2022-01-01 https://meral.edu.mm/records/8664