Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in a Public General Hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design

Background. Undernutrition is a global health problem, particularly in pregnant women. Despite the limited studies performed in different parts of Ethiopia, the information about the prevalence of undernutrition of pregnant women in the current study area is not documented. Therefore, this study aim...

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Published in:Journal of nutrition and metabolism 2020-10, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-7
Main Authors: Aregawi, Gebrekiros, Bahrey, Degena, Zemicheal, Teklewoini Mariye, Gebreayezgi, Guesh, Dagnazgi, Ebud Ayele, Kidanemariam, Gebregziabher
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Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Analysis
Coffee
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Education
Ethnicity
Fetuses
Gynecology
Health care industry
Hemoglobin
International economic relations
Malaria
Mortality
Mothers
Nutrition
Nutritional status
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Prenatal care
Public health
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Religion
Sample size
Secondary schools
Sociodemographics
Undernutrition
Variables
Womens health
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Summary:Background. Undernutrition is a global health problem, particularly in pregnant women. Despite the limited studies performed in different parts of Ethiopia, the information about the prevalence of undernutrition of pregnant women in the current study area is not documented. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors in pregnant women. Methods. An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in the Tigray region from August 01 to December 30, 2018. Study subjects were selected by systematic sampling technique from the respective hospitals. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were cleaned and entered using Epi-Data version 3.1 and then exported to statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 23.0 for analysis. Multivariate analyses were carried out, and adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% CI and significance level (p value)
ISSN:2090-0724
2090-0732
DOI:10.1155/2020/2736536