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Mulualem Endeshaw
Mulualem Endeshaw
Research and Publication Officer, Graduate Program Coordinator of Rift Valley University, Lancha Campus, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
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Research Article
Effect of Nutrition Education on Pregnancy Specific Nutrition Knowledge and Healthy Dietary Practice among Pregnant Women in Addis Ababa
Author(s): Ashenafi Zelalem, Mulualem Endeshaw, Mamaru Ayenew, Solomon Shiferaw and Robel YirguAshenafi Zelalem, Mulualem Endeshaw, Mamaru Ayenew, Solomon Shiferaw and Robel Yirgu
Background: Evidence showed that nutrition education during pregnancy has significant impact on dietary habit of pregnant women and on maternal and birth outcome of pregnancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that health care providers need to give adequate, specific and acceptable nutrition related advice to pregnant women during every visit of antenatal care (ANC). Objective: To assess the effect of nutrition reduction on the knowledge and practice of pregnant women during pregnancy in Akaki Kality Sub-city, Addis Ababa. Methodology: A before-after cross sectional study was conducted among 406 pregnant women in Akaki Kality Sub-city, Addis Ababa. Knowledge and practice of pregnant women on pregnancy specific nutrition was assessed before and after receiving education from trained ANC providers. Data.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2090-7214.1000265