Income Level but Not Nutrition Knowledge Is Associated with Dietary Diversity of Rural Pregnant Women from Northern Ghana.

Autor: Agyei EA; Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana., Afrifa SK; Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana., Munkaila A; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana., Gaa PK; Nutrition Unit, Tamale Central Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Tamale, Ghana., Kuugbee ED; Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana., Mogre V; Department of Health Professions Education and Innovative Learning, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of nutrition and metabolism [J Nutr Metab] 2021 Jul 12; Vol. 2021, pp. 5581445. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 12 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1155/2021/5581445
Abstrakt: Essential nutrients are necessary for reducing the risk of maternal mortality, prenatal mortality, and low-birthweight infants. Dietary diversity can play an important role in supplying essential nutrients to both the mother and the foetus. We evaluated nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary diversity of pregnant women. In addition, we investigated the sociodemographic determinants of dietary diversity among pregnant women from a rural district in Ghana. Participants were pregnant women receiving antenatal care from a rural district hospital in Ghana. Dietary diversity was measured using a 24-hour dietary recall questionnaire. Multiple linear regression was used to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of dietary diversity. About 85% of the pregnant women knew that they should eat more in comparison to nonpregnant women, and only 16.9% knew the importance of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy. Mean (SD) dietary diversity score of the participants was 5.27 (1.35), 85.4% did not consume any fruits, and 82.3% did not take milk and milk products. Almost all participants took at least one food item in the starchy staples and green leafy vegetables food groups. Moreover, 53% consumed vitamin A-rich fruits, vegetables, and tubers; 7.7% organ meats; and 30.8% eggs. Those who earned a monthly income of ≥GHC 500 or US$ 87 ( B  = 1.82; 0.90-2.73; p < 0.001) significantly had higher dietary diversity scores compared to those who earned less. Dietary diversity of the pregnant women was suboptimal. The consumption of vitamin A- and iron-rich foods was inadequate. Income was an important determinant of the dietary diversity of pregnant women from Northern rural Ghana.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2021 Emmanuel Amoako Agyei et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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