Effect of nutrition education among pregnant women with low body mass index: a community based intervention

Daniel, Sherin; Gnanaraj, Grana Pu Selvi; Sharmine, Emershia

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20163924

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“…Our results were consistent also with the study done by Liu et al (25) results which showed that increased fruit consumption in the intervention group (26) . Pregnant women in the intervention group reflected behavioral change by practicing a minimum of 3 or more meal consumption (27) .…”

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Dietary Practice and Nutritional Status Among Pregnant Women

Alkalash

Hegazy

ELnady

et al. 2021

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background: Appropriate balanced maternal nutrition is the principal determinant for maternal and fetal wellbeing. Consequently, the dietary practice and nutritional status of pregnant ladies need to be addressed properly as it should follow the recommendations of the food pyramid. Objective: to assess dietary practice and nutritional status among pregnant women attending antenatal Care In the rural Family Health Unit. Methods: The study was a Facilitybased cross-sectional study conducted in the Terrene family health unit, Gharbia Governorate on 350 pregnant ladies chosen by a simple random sample. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews using semi-structured questionnaires. Analyses were done using the statistical package of social science (SPSS version 20). Results: In the current study the mean age of the enrolled pregnant women was about 24-year-old (Rang16-49 years old). Above two-thirty of them (65.14%) eat three times per day. Most of the studied pregnant women (73.43%) had varied favorite foods. About (46.57%) of them use animal fats for cooking. Most of them (72.57%) add average salt to their food. But (88.86%) of them prefer diverse foods. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age, women education, occupation, getting medical service, socio-economic status, previous delivery, presence of sickness, hemoglobin level, and daily meals frequency were significant predictors to nutritional status among pregnant women attending antenatal. Conclusion: The present study revealed that there is a burden of suboptimal dietary practice and undernutrition among these studied participants especially for low-income women.

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Dietary Practice and Nutritional Status Among Pregnant Women

Alkalash

Hegazy

ELnady

et al. 2021

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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“…The study done by Liu N et al, (2009) result also showed that increased fruits consumption in the intervention group than control group [ 22 ]. Pregnant women in the intervention group reflected behavioral change by practicing minimum of 3 or more meal consumption [ 23 ]. Nutrition education and counseling has been found in other studies to improve maternal diet including dietary practices and consumption of macro and micronutrients [ 10 , 24 ].…”

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Effect of nutrition education on hemoglobin level in pregnant women: A quasi-experimental study

Sunuwar¹,

Sangroula²,

Shakya

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundAnemia during pregnancy is a major public health problem globally with multiple causes including inadequate dietary intakes. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of nutrition education on nutritional knowledge, hemoglobin level and dietary intake of anemic pregnant women.Materials and methodsA quasi-experimental study was conducted among 115 mild to moderately anemic pregnant women attending ante natal clinics. Pregnant women were consecutively enrolled and assigned to receive nutrition education and diet plan in intervention group (n = 58) and general education only in control group (n = 57). The nutrition education was given to pregnant women on individual basis at the time of enrollment and follow-ups were done through biweekly phone calls and every 4 weeks during ANC visits. Baseline data were collected using semi-structure questionnaire for interview and hemoglobin level was also measured. Data were collected after 10 weeks of nutrition education intervention. Independent sample t-test was used to compare differences between the two groups.ResultsOut of 115 pregnant women enrolled, 107 completed the study (Intervention: 53; Control: 54). At the end of the nutrition education intervention and iron rich food based diet plan, the change in hemoglobin level was significantly high in the intervention over control group [0.56±0.40gm/dl vs. 0.16±0.82gm/dl, p = 0.002]. The change in the maternal nutritional knowledge score on anemia and iron rich foods was significantly high in the intervention over control group [8.26±4.57 vs. 1.05±6.59, p<0.001].Consumption of iron rich food was significantly high in the intervention group (P<0.05).ConclusionProvision of nutrition education and iron rich food based diet plan was significantly associated with improved hemoglobin levels, improved dietary intake and nutritional knowledge on anemia and iron rich foods.

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“…In line with our findings, another study found that nutrition education intervention had a positive effect on the nutritional awareness of pregnant women [ 32 ]. A study on the effect of nutrition education on dietary awareness and practice showed that pregnant women in intervention who consumed a daily minimum of three meals or more had a weight gain of 2.1 kg and showed behavioral change, as compared to the non-intervention group [ 33 ].…”

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Demand and Supply Side Barriers that Limit the Uptake of Nutrition Services among Pregnant Women from Rural Ethiopia: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

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Despite poverty reduction and increased promotion of improved nutrition practices in the community, undernutrition in Ethiopia remains a concern. The present study aimed to explore the demand and supply side barriers that limit the uptake of nutrition services among pregnant women from the rural communities of the Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia. A community-based qualitative study was conducted in December through January 2017. A total of 90 key informant in-depth interviews and 14 focus group discussions were undertaken. Study participants were purposively selected for specific characteristics, along with health professionals deployed at various levels of the health system, including health posts, health centers, woreda health offices, and the regional health bureau. Study participants were asked to identify the barriers and implementation challenges that limit access to nutrition services for pregnant women. Participants’ responses were transcribed verbatim, without editing the grammar, to avoid losing meaning. The data were imported to ATLAS.ti 7 (qualitative data analysis software) for coding and analyzed using a thematic content analysis approach. The study findings indicated that the dietary quality of pregnant women in the study area remains poor and in some cases, poorer quality than pre-pregnancy. Across study sites, heavy workloads, food taboos and avoidances, low husband support, lack of economic resources, lack of awareness, low educational level of women, poor dietary habits, increased expenditure for cultural and religious festivities, “dependency syndrome”, low physical access to health facilities, poorly equipped health facilities, focus on child health and nutrition, poor coordination among nutrition specific and sensitive sectors, and limited sources of nutrition information were identified as the demand and supply side barriers limiting the uptake of nutrition services during pregnancy. In conclusion, the community would benefit from improved social behavior change communication on nutrition during pregnancy and multi-sectoral coordination among nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive sectors.

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Effect of nutrition education among pregnant women with low body mass index: a community based intervention

Cited by 14 publications

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Dietary Practice and Nutritional Status Among Pregnant Women

Dietary Practice and Nutritional Status Among Pregnant Women

Effect of nutrition education on hemoglobin level in pregnant women: A quasi-experimental study

Demand and Supply Side Barriers that Limit the Uptake of Nutrition Services among Pregnant Women from Rural Ethiopia: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

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