NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS AND PRACTICES AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN OGBOMOSO NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OYO STATE.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background: Nutritional knowledge is essential in creating cognizance of ample nutrition intake
among pregnant women. Nutritional beliefs of pregnant women refer to beliefs regarding
beneficial and harmful foods for women during pregnancy. Knowledge of certain foods and belief
in them will cause pregnant women to either practice their intake or not. The nutritional
knowledge, beliefs and practices of pregnant women often affect the overall outcome of pregnancy
both for the mother and the baby.
Objective: The main purpose of this study is to examine the nutritional knowledge, beliefs and
practices of pregnant women in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area.
Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted and a multi-stage sampling
technique was utilized to select 205 respondents, which was calculated using the Leslie-Fishers
formula, targeting pregnant women aged 15-49 accessing antenatal care in the public health
facilities. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequencies, means, standard
deviations and percentages. Relationships between variables were tested using chi-square.
Statistical significance was set at P
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