Dietary Diversity Is Not Associated with Haematological Status of Pregnant Women Resident in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana

Joint Authors

Saaka, Mahama
Larbi, A.
Oladele, Jeremiah
Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard

Source

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2017-01-11

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

10

Main Subjects

Nutrition & Dietetics

Abstract EN

Background.

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 4.2±1.5 (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.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Saaka, Mahama& Oladele, Jeremiah& Larbi, A.& Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard. 2017. Dietary Diversity Is Not Associated with Haematological Status of Pregnant Women Resident in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184023

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Saaka, Mahama…[et al.]. Dietary Diversity Is Not Associated with Haematological Status of Pregnant Women Resident in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184023

American Medical Association (AMA)

Saaka, Mahama& Oladele, Jeremiah& Larbi, A.& Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard. Dietary Diversity Is Not Associated with Haematological Status of Pregnant Women Resident in Rural Areas of Northern Ghana. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184023

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1184023