Relationship between nutritional practices and nutritional status of pregnant adolescents in Adjumani town council. A cross-sectional study.
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https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v2i7.18Keywords:
Dietary practices, Nutrition status, Pregnant adolescents in Adjumani Town CouncilAbstract
Background
Uganda, like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, grapples with a high prevalence of adolescent pregnancies Relationship between Nutritional practices and nutritional status of pregnant adolescents in Adjumani town council.
Methodology
A cross-sectional study consisting of 288 pregnant adolescents was conducted. Data was collected on socio-demographic variables, nutritional knowledge, attitudes, practices, and nutrition status indicators such as BMI. Pearson correlation was used to establish relationships between variables.
Results
41.7% of the respondents (120/288) were aged 19 years and 62.5% (180/288) were married. Pearson correlation between dietary practice and nutritional status is 0.338 (p-value = 0.000, X²= 0.000), indicating a moderate positive and significant association between dietary practices and nutritional status. Participants with good practices are more likely to have normal nutrition status (83.3%) than those with bad practices (55.6% underweight). Participants with Good Practice 60 (83.3%) were of normal weight, while 12 (16.7%) were underweight, those with Bad Practice96 (44.4%) were of normal weight, while 120 (55.6%) were underweight. The regression coefficient for dietary practice is (B=-0.392, SE=0.064, β=0.340, t=-6.084, and p=0.000).
Conclusions
Poor dietary practices were associated with being underweight and a low monthly income was associated with poor dietary practices, food diversity, and bad nutrition status.
Recommendations
Adjumani District, through the Department of Education and Sports, can provide school-based nutrition education to target adolescents at school and impact them with nutrition knowledge earlier.
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