The Interactions Between Nuritional Status and Sensory - Motor Developments Of The Children (0-36 Months Of Age) Living In The Villages Of Etimesgut - Cubuk In Ankara

Abstract

This survey was carried out on 416 children in the vvillages of Etimesgut and Çubuk to find out the interactions betvveen nutritional status and social and sensory motor developments of the children. The results of the study may be summarized as below; sensory motor and social developments of the normal weight children were better than the malnourished children. The parents of normal children were much more protective and they had much more control and love upon their children.