In this health facility based study, the burden of under nutrition was high. Lowest wealth quintiles, low dietary diversity scores, being anemic and low education of the pregnant women and her partner were associated with under nutrition. Therefore, counseling for dietary diversity during antenatal care, health promotion and education for pregnant women and empowering women on income generation activities are a key intervention to tackle under nutrition.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- physical activity
- healthcare
- health promotion
- quality improvement
- pregnancy outcomes
- public health
- mental health
- randomized controlled trial
- palliative care
- metabolic syndrome
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- social media
- pain management
- preterm birth
- risk assessment
- health insurance
- hepatitis c virus
- long term care
- hiv infected
- adipose tissue
- affordable care act