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Dietary Diversity, Nutritional Status, and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Their First Trimester of Pregnancy in Ambo District, Western Ethiopia.

Mitsiwat Abebe GebremichaelTefera Belachew Lema
Published in: Nutrition and metabolic insights (2023)
The current study revealed that pregnant women in the study area had inadequate dietary diversity practices and a high prevalence of undernutrition. Knowledge and attitude, and households' food security status were the predictors of dietary diversity, while household size, household food security status, dietary diversity and nutrition and health practice were predictors of undernutrition. Hence, behavior change communication needs to be designed to improve the dietary diversity and nutritional status of pregnant women.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • pregnancy outcomes
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  • public health
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  • health promotion