Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana
Information regarding how dietary diversity is related to haematological status of the pregnant women in rural areas of Northern Ghana is limited. This study therefore evaluated maternal dietary intake and how it relates to the nutritional status of pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomi...
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| author | Saaka, M. Oladele, J. Larbi, Asamoah Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard |
| author_browse | Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard Larbi, Asamoah Oladele, J. Saaka, M. |
| author_facet | Saaka, M. Oladele, J. Larbi, Asamoah Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard |
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| description | Information regarding how dietary diversity is related to haematological status of the pregnant women in rural areas of Northern Ghana is limited. This study therefore evaluated maternal dietary intake and how it relates to the nutritional status of pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomic conditions in Northern Ghana. Methods. This study was cross-sectional in design involving 400 pregnant women. Midupper arm circumference (MUAC) and anaemia status were used to assess the nutritional status of pregnant women. Results. The mean dietary diversity score (DDS) of the study population from ten food groups was (95% CI: 4.08 to 4.37). Of the 400 women, 46.1% (95% CI: 40.0 to 52.2) met the new minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W). The mean haemoglobin concentration among the pregnant women studied was 10.1 g/dl ± 1.40 (95% CI: 9.8 to 10.3). The independent predictors of haemoglobin concentration were maternal educational attainment, gestational age, frequency of antenatal care (ANC) attendance, number of under-five children in the household, size of MUAC, and maternal height. Conclusions. Irrespective of the socioeconomic status, women minimum dietary diversity (MDD-W) was not associated with anaemia among pregnant women resident in the rural areas of Northern Ghana. |
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| spelling | CGSpace788332025-11-12T06:52:03Z Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana Saaka, M. Oladele, J. Larbi, Asamoah Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard pregnant women haematological nutritional status dietary diversity northern ghana Information regarding how dietary diversity is related to haematological status of the pregnant women in rural areas of Northern Ghana is limited. This study therefore evaluated maternal dietary intake and how it relates to the nutritional status of pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomic conditions in Northern Ghana. Methods. This study was cross-sectional in design involving 400 pregnant women. Midupper arm circumference (MUAC) and anaemia status were used to assess the nutritional status of pregnant women. Results. The mean dietary diversity score (DDS) of the study population from ten food groups was (95% CI: 4.08 to 4.37). Of the 400 women, 46.1% (95% CI: 40.0 to 52.2) met the new minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W). The mean haemoglobin concentration among the pregnant women studied was 10.1 g/dl ± 1.40 (95% CI: 9.8 to 10.3). The independent predictors of haemoglobin concentration were maternal educational attainment, gestational age, frequency of antenatal care (ANC) attendance, number of under-five children in the household, size of MUAC, and maternal height. Conclusions. Irrespective of the socioeconomic status, women minimum dietary diversity (MDD-W) was not associated with anaemia among pregnant women resident in the rural areas of Northern Ghana. 2017 2017-01-18T12:52:38Z 2017-01-18T12:52:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78833 en Open Access application/pdf Hindawi Limited Saaka, M., Oladele, J., Larbi, A. & Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. (2017). Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2017, Article ID 8497892. |
| spellingShingle | pregnant women haematological nutritional status dietary diversity northern ghana Saaka, M. Oladele, J. Larbi, Asamoah Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana |
| title | Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana |
| title_full | Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana |
| title_short | Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana |
| title_sort | dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern ghana |
| topic | pregnant women haematological nutritional status dietary diversity northern ghana |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78833 |
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