Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Gemeda Daba

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• Research Article
  Assessment of Knowledge of Pregnant Mothers on Maternal Nutrition and Associated Factors in Guto Gida Woreda, East Wollega Zone, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Gemeda Daba, Fekadu Beyene, Habtamu Fekadu and Wondu Garoma Gemeda Daba, Fekadu Beyene, Habtamu Fekadu and Wondu Garoma
  
  Nutrition is a fundamental pillar of human life and its requirement varies with respect to age, gender and during physiological changes such as pregnancy. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of pregnant mothers on maternal nutrition and associated factors in Guto Gida Woreda, East Wollega Zone, Ethiopia during January to June of the year 2013, and using quantitative cross-sectional descriptive study on a sample of 422 pregnant women and supplemented by qualitative study (focus group discussion). The quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS for windows version (16.0). Multiple logistic regression was run to assess factors that were associated with the dependent variable at p<0.05 and to control the confounders. This research showed only 64.4% of women had nutrition knowledge during pregnancy. There was a positive significant relation between information abo.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509.1000130

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