Dietary Intake Quality Is Affected by Knowledge and Dietary Intake Frequency among Pregnant Women in Muntinlupa, Philippines: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Hiroya Matsuo, Kyoko Shimazawa, Chika Yamada, Yuko Tanaka, Ramon Emilio Daniel Roces, Saori Iwamoto, Tadashi Yamashita, Maria Teresa Reyes Tuliao, Cecilia A. Ladines-Llave, Mary Wanjira Kamau |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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knowledge
Anemia Cross-sectional study Philippines Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Nutritional Status food diversity dietary status pregnant women food frequency Logistic regression Article Eating Pregnancy Environmental health Humans Medicine Child Meal business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Odds ratio medicine.disease Confidence interval Diet Child mortality Cross-Sectional Studies Female business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12306, p 12306 (2021) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 18; Issue 23; Pages: 12306 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Improving the nutrition of pregnant women is essential in reducing maternal and child mortality, which is one of the global nutritional goals of 2025. This study evaluated the factors related to the quality of dietary intake among pregnant women in Muntinlupa, Philippines. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 280 pregnant women at a hospital in Muntinlupa from March 2019 to August 2019 using questionnaires. After the primary aggregation, multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with the quality of dietary intake in pregnant women. Approximately half of the women (46.4%, n = 130) had a low dietary diversity during pregnancy. Less than 30% of the respondents consumed beans, soybean products, and nuts. In the logistic regression analysis, poor maternal knowledge of nutritional sources to prevent anemia (odds ratio (OR) 4.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.47–12.32, p = 0.01) and less frequent meal consumption (OR 2.15, 95% CI 1.08–4.29, p = 0.03) were significantly associated with poor dietary diversity. Our findings are crucial because they suggest that increasing the knowledge of pregnant women about good nutrition and ensuring that dietary intake is frequent and adequate through antenatal care can improve the nutrition of pregnant women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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