Nutritional Status of Postpartum Mothers and Associated Risk Factors in Shey-Bench District, Bench-Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study

Autor: Asresash Sebeta, Abel Girma, Rediet Kidane, Eyob Tekalign, Dessalegn Tamiru
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, Vol 15 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1178-6388
11786388
DOI: 10.1177/11786388221088243
Popis: Background: Malnutrition affects millions of people in developing countries and contributes to poor health outcomes and nutritional status among women in the postpartum period. Lactation increases high nutritional demands and marks a significant life transition that can impact diet quality and subsequently predispose woman to high risk of overweight and undernutrition. Although, studies have been conducted on the nutritional status of lactating women, there is a gap especially on women’s nutritional status during the postpartum period. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the nutritional status of postpartum women and associated factors in Shey-Bench District, Bench-Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020. Method: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Shey-Bench District from March 1 to 30/2020 among 359 postpartum mothers. Bivariate analysis was employed to select candidate variables at P -value
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