Effectiveness of moringa biscuit in improving the nutritional status of pregnant women with chronic energy deficiency

• Published in: African journal of reproductive health 2024-10, Vol.28 (10S), p.41
• Main Authors: Setyawati, Evi, Sumarmi, Sri
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analysis; Pregnancy; Pregnant women
• ISSN: 1118-4841
• DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i10s.5

The objective of this study was to analyse the effectiveness of moringa biscuits and snakehead fish in improving the nutritional status of pregnant women with chronic energy deficiency (CED). The study was a randomized control trial carried out in two stages. The first stage was carried out in 2020, while the second stage was implemented in 2021 in Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Thirty pregnant women with CED were divided into two groups. Five pieces of biscuits (60g) were given every day for three months to women in the intervention group while the control group were given biscuits without moringa and snakehead fish. The analysis consisted of paired t-test statistics. The results showed that giving biscuits significantly improved the nutritional status of pregnant women with CED, with the mean body mass index Centre (BMI) having a value of (P 0.000). In contrast, the upper arm circumference did not differ between the intervention and control groups. (P 0.247). We conclude that the consumption of moringa and snakehead fish biscuits provides a higher average contribution of energy and nutrients in pregnant women with CED. (Afr J Reprod Health 2024; 28 [10s]: 41-49). Keywords: Biscuits; moringa; nutrition; pregnant women CED; snakehead fish L'objectif de cette tude tait d'analyser l'efficacit des biscuits au moringa et de la t te de serpent pour am liorer l' tat nutritionnel des femmes enceintes souffrant de carence nerg tique chronique (DEC). L' tude tait un essai contr l randomis r alis en deux tapes. La premi re tape a t r alis e en 2020, tandis que la deuxi me tape a t mise en oeuvre en 2021 dans la r gence de Sigi, dans la province centrale de Sulawesi, en Indon sie. Trente femmes enceintes atteintes de DEC ont t divis es en deux groupes. Cinq morceaux de biscuits (60 g) ont t donn s chaque jour pendant trois mois aux femmes du groupe d'intervention tandis que le groupe t moin a re u des biscuits sans moringa ni poisson t te de serpent. L'analyse consistait en des statistiques de test t appari es. Les r sultats ont montr que donner des biscuits am liorait significativement l' tat nutritionnel des femmes enceintes atteintes de DEC, l'indice de masse corporelle (IMC) moyen ayant une valeur de (P 0,000). En revanche, la circonf rence du haut du bras ne diff rait pas entre les groupes d'intervention et t moin. (P0,247). Nous avons conclu que la consommation de biscuits au moringa et au poisson t te de serpent apporte un apport moyen plu