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Introduction: Women need to receive special health and social support during postnatal time to prevent problems. Inadequate care might result in complications for the mother and her child. Nutrition plays an important role in the course of the postpartum period. It is well documented that dietary modification during this period has a profound effect on the nutritional status of both the mother and the newborn. According to recent studies, Sueel Raj and Mishra (2008) examined the food consumption pattern and associated habits of the Bhil tribe of Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. They found that no special foods are being consumed during pregnancy. Sahoo and Panda (2005) while studying in the Balasore District of Odisha found that some sort of food restrictions during pregnancy. The general concept was that the restricted food items would cause cold and cough to the mother or would lead to abortion. Aim: To assess the knowledge on food practice among postnatal mothers. Materials and Methods: A descriptive survey research design was done from March 2019 - July 2019 in 30 postnatal mothers. Data was collected with structured questionnaire on knowledge on food practices among postnatal mothers. Questions are How much kcal required for PNC mother. Green vegetables helps in, Dairy product helps in, Protein helps in..etc. Descriptive statistics were represented in Frequency and percentage. Statistical tests used were One way ANOVA test and independent T –test and Chi square test. The level of significance was considered to be statistically significant when the p-value was ≤0.05. Result: Distribution of postnatal mothers according to their age in years shows the majority (76%) of them belongs to the age of 20-30 years, Distribution of postnatal mothers according to types of diet that majority of (73%) have vegetarian, 20%non vegetarian, 6% have taking mix diet. The majority 16 (53%) women were having average level of knowledge, 14(46%) women were having good level of knowledge .The minimum score was 4 and maximum score was 11,, the mean score was 7.80 and standard deviation is 2.18 respectively Conclusion: This reveals that age group of 20-30years have more knowledge, 16 (53%) women were having average level of knowledge, 14(46%) women were having good level of knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
