Factors Influencing the Nutritional Practice of Pregnant Women Living in a Semi-Urban Region of Ogun State, Nigeria
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
Abstract:Maternal nutrition during pregnancy has been associated with healthy outcomes for both mother and child. This study investigated the factors influencing the nutritional practices of pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at a State Hospital in Ogun State, Nigeria. Study employed a descriptive, non-experimental research design. A non-probability convenience sampling method was used to select 210 pregnant women and questionnaires were administered after obtaining ethical approval and written consent. Data obtained was analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS 22.0. version). Inferential statistics of chi-square was used to test the hypothesis at a significant level of 0.05. Findings revealed that the nutritional practice of participants is inadequate. Although more than half of the participants (52.9%) claimed they eat whenever they felt like, only 29.8% respondents eat variety of food in moderation whereas 43.4% respondents eat fruits and vegetable daily. 82.2% respondents confirmed that they forbid the intake of certain food item when pregnant. Factors that hindered women from maintaining adequate nutritional practices in pregnancy includes low socio-economic status (42.4%), inadequate knowledge about the food item (20.4%), ignorance (13.1%), lack of husband support (12.6%) and forgetfulness (11.5%). Provision of health information was identified as a key measure for improving nutritional practices of women during pregnancy. Nutrition education and counselling given during each antenatal visit should be intensified. Special programs which elicit husband support should be organized in order to increase men’s knowledge of adequate nutrition intake in pregnancy and also enhance supportive care which would positively affect women’s nutritional practice. Keywords:Nutritional practice, Factors, Pregnant Women, Influence, Semi-Urban Region
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AnyasorChiamaka Ogechi, OlowuOlayinka Hamdalat
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