The prevalence of under nutrition and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care service in public hospitals of western Ethiopia.
Lamessa TafaraHaile BikilaIlili FeyisaMarkos DesalegnZalalem KabaPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The study showed that the prevalence of under nutrition is very high among pregnant women. Factors associated with under nutrition of pregnant women were rural residency, household food insecurity, dietary diversity and substance use. All concerned bodies should made efforts to reduce the risk of under nutrition by reducing substance use and improving household food security there by to increase women's dietary diversity.