Volume 1
Number 1, January 2019Study on the dietary habits of women in antenatal period in rural area of Bangladesh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47648/zhswmcj.2019.v0101.04
Nasreen Akther1 , Meherunnessa Begum2 , Nadia Begum3 , Rokshana Sabnom4 , Farhana Islam5 , Maheen Doha6
Abstract
This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted at Gazipur,Bangladesh to assess the dietary habits of women in antenatal period in rural area of Bangladesh. A sample of 160 respondents was selected purposively and a semi structured questionnaire was used to collect data by face to face interviews. Data were tabulated, checked and finalized manually and analyzed in Microsoft Word & Excel.The studies revealed that, majority of the respondents 60 (37.5%) were within the age group of 15-24 years. The mean age of the respondents was 29 years. Their monthly family income was more than 10000taka.Regarding duration of pregnancy, majority of the respondents 155(96.875) were full term pregnant andamong them, 110(68.75%) took their meal with family members. Majority of the respondents 87(54.375%) used to eat 3 times daily during their antenatal period. Most of them 147(91.88%) took rice followed by vegetables 114(71.25%) daily. Most of them 95(59.375%) discarded rice ban during cooking. Majority of the respondents 101(63.125%) used to wash vegetables after cutting, more than half of them 90 (56.25%) took advice from health center during antenatal period. Most of them were advised to take nutritious food and eat frequently. So counseling programs may be taken to counsel the women about dietary habits during antenatal period and government should be more concerned about this.
Keywords: Dietary habits, Antenatal period.
- Associate Professor (C.C) & Head, Dept. of Community Medicine
- Associate Professor (C.C), Dept. of Community Medicine
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine
- Lecturer, Dept. of Community Medicine
- Lecturer, Dept. of Community Medicine
- Lecturer, Dept. of Community Medicine
