The Nutritional Knowledge and Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women in Aceh Besar: The Correlational Study
| Autor: | Mira Rizkia, Nova Fajri, Elka Halifah, Dara Ardhia, Darmawati, Mariatul Kiftia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | JLUMHS, Vol ---------------------------, Iss ------------------------------------, Pp 105-109 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1729-0341 2309-8627 |
| DOI: | 10.22442/jlumhs.2024.01134 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To identify the association between pregnant women's knowledge and nutritional status. METHODOLOGY: This study was an observational correlation analytic study with a cross-sectional design. One hundred and one pregnant women were selected using a simple random sampling technique at six Aceh Besar community health centres in Aceh Province, Indonesia. A nutritional knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, and nutritional status was measured based on the Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index (PP-BMI) of pregnant women and Maternal Weight Gain (MWG) during pregnancy. RESULTS: The Chi-Square test results show a significant association between knowledge and maternal PP-BMI (p=.000), but there was no association between knowledge and MWG (p=.710). CONCLUSION: Nutritional knowledge is essential for pregnant women because it can influence maternal nutritional status during pregnancy. It is hoped that all pregnant women will have self-awareness in gaining good knowledge about nutrition during pregnancy and that health workers will provide optimal nutrition education so that pregnant women are prevented from the risk of nutritional disorders. |
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