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http://ir-library.mmust.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3035| Title: | Factors Influencing Dietary Practices of Pregnant Women at Njoro Sub County Hospital, Nakuru County, Kenya |
| Authors: | Akinyi, Mudis Pamela Esther, Mudis Aquilas |
| Keywords: | Factors,Influencing,Dietary,Practices, Pregnant,Women, Sub County,Hospital |
| Issue Date: | 28-Jul-2024 |
| Publisher: | Current Research in Medical Sciences |
| Abstract: | Worldwide,factorsinfluencingmaternaldietarypracticeshasbeenamajorissueofconcernamongpregnantwomen.Thisisbecausegooddietarypracticesareimportanttothemotherandthebaby.NegativeinappropriatedietarypracticesisoneofthegreatestchallengesgloballyandinKenyarespectively.Inappropriatedietarypracticesmaybringoutseveralcomplicationssuchasprematurebirths,lowbirthweightandmacrosomicbabiesamongothers.ThecurrentstudythereforeassessedthefactorsinfluencingdietarypracticesofpregnantwomenatNjoroSubCountyHospital,NakuruCounty,Kenya.Descriptivesurveyresearchdesignwasusedinthestudy.Simplerandomsamplingtechniquewasusedtosample80pregnantwomenattendingantenatalclinicatNjoroSubCountyHospital,NakuruCounty.Datawasharvestedthroughquestionnairestoassessthedietarypracticesaswellasdietarydiversityoftheexpectantmothers.Datawasanalyzedusingdescriptivestatistics,moresotheuseofpercentages.ThestudyindicatesthatmorethanhalfofthepregnantwomenattendingantennalclinicatNjoroSubCountyhospitalhadgooddietarypracticeswith66.7%oftherespondentsconsumingthreemealsadaywith13.3%havingtwomeals.However,20.0%ofthepregnantmothershadonemeal(others)daily.Moreover,amajorityofthepregnantwomenattainedwomendietarydiversityscoreswith90%consumingmorethan5foodgroups(WDDS)with10%notmeetingtheindicatorofmorethan5foodgroups.Althoughstarcheswerefairlyconsumed(chapattiat33.3%,rice56.7%andugali36.7%2-4timesaweek),animalproteinslikechickenwerelessfrequentlytaken.Additionally,vegetableandfruitintakewaslow(Managu/kunde23.3%,spinach,30%).ThestudyrecommendsthatpregnantwomenattendingantenatalclinicatNjoroSubCountyHospitalshouldbesensitizedontheimportanceofbalanceddietandencouragedtoconsumebalancedmealsthreetimesaday.Furthermore,mothersshouldstartkitchengardeningtoenablethemhavediversifieddietsatacheaperprice.Secondly,theCountygovernmentshouldestablishpoliciesandguidelinesondiversityofdietsandfrequencyofconsumptiontosupportmothersinmaintainingappropriateandhealthydietarypractices |
| URI: | https://www.pioneerpublisher.com/crms/article/view/875 https://doi.org/10.56397/CRMS.2024.06.10 http://ir-library.mmust.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3035 |
| Appears in Collections: | Gold Collection |
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