Nutritional Status of Rural Pregnant Women
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- 1. Department of Community Medicine, *Department of Pediatrics, Khaja Banda Nawaz Institute of Medical Science, Gulbarga-585105 (Karnataka)
Description
Pregnancy is a crucial period of woman’s life where socio-demographic factors affect her health as well as
determine the health of future generation. A cross-sectional community based study was conducted in pregnant women in
the field practice area of RCHTC, Hebbal. Variables considered for the study were: Age, religion, Socio-economics status,
type of family & house, parity, spacing methods, utilization of health services, height, weight and Body Mass Index (BMI).
Majority of pregnant woman had inadequate protien & calorie consumption during pregnancy; 23.93%, woman were
having BMI<18.5; 66.67%, were anemic (Hb<11 gm%). The overall prevalence of anemia was found to be high among
illiterate (98.2%), Hindu (92.31%) and moderately working woman (83.34% ). Anemia was found to be more common whose
age at first pregnancy was <20 years (57.28%), age at marriage <20 years (87.17%), in IInd trimester of pregnancy
(62.83% ) and in age group of 20-24 years (39.14%). Government hospital services were utilized by 78.63% but only 58.97%
received iron & folic acid tablets and 70.94% had taken injection Tetanus Toxoid (TT).
Hence, effective intervention should be directed towards young pregnant women <20 years of age to improve
maternal nutritional status, literacy level, and health education for utilization of health services.
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