Al-Hikmah University Journal

 This study was conducted to evaluate the Knowledge of malnutrition among mothers of under-5 in Sabon Gari LGA, Kaduna State. Descriptive survey research was used for this study. A sample size of 200 respondents from Sabon Gari LGA with a population of two hundred and eight thousand, eight hundred and ninety-five (208,895) were selected through two-stage sampling procedures of simple random and purposive sampling techniques.The research instrument was validated by 5 experts in the field of Health Education. The reliability points of 0.73 were gotten using the Cronbach alpha coefficient. All distributed questionnaires were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency count, simple percentages, mean and one-sample t-test. The result of the study revealed that the knowledge of malnutrition among mothers of under-5 in Sabon Gari LGA, Kaduna State is not significant (p<0.05). Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that Community-based health education and sensitization should be reinforced to provide mothers with proper nutrition and malnutrition education.