ABSTRACT
Anaemia in pregnancy continues to be a huge public health problem worldwide with multiple adverse outcomes on both mother and child especially in developing countries. The causes of anaemia among pregnant women (PW) are multifactorial and may be associated with inadequate dietary intake of iron-rich foods. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of a nutrition education (NE) intervention on haemoglobin (Hb) levels, knowledge and dietary intake of anaemic PW in Gomoa East (GE) district of the Central region of Ghana. A total of 130 anaemic PW(Hb level 7-11 g/dl) in second trimester who were attending antenatal care (ANC) in four health centres (Buduatta, Ojobi, Okyereko and Nyanyano) were recruited and randomly assigned to an intervention group, IG (n=65) to receive specific NE on anaemia and iron- rich foods in addition to general NE; or control group, CG (n=65) to receive general NE. The education sessions were on individual, face to face basis done through biweekly home visits and biweekly phone calls. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data on background socio-demographic characteristics, morbidity, Hb measurements, and anthropometric measurements at baseline and after 10 weeks of intervention. A total of 119 PW completed the study. Data were analysed using SPSS (version 16). Means and standard deviations were calculated for all continuous variables and frequencies for all categorical variables. All probability values less than 0.05 (p< 0.05) were considered statistically significant. At the end of the intervention, PW in the IG had significantly higher weight gain (2.50±1.07) than the CG (1.09±1.46), p
ADAM, Y (2021). EFFICACY OF NUTRITION EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CONSUMPTION OF IRON-RICH FOODS ON HAEMOGLOBIN LEVELS OF PREGNANT WOMEN: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN GOMOA EAST DISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL REGION OF . Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/efficacy-of-nutrition-education-with-an-emphasis-on-consumption-of-iron-rich-foods-on-haemoglobin-levels-of-pregnant-women-a-randomized-trial-in-gomoa-east-district-of-the-central-region-of-g
ADAM, YAKUBU "EFFICACY OF NUTRITION EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CONSUMPTION OF IRON-RICH FOODS ON HAEMOGLOBIN LEVELS OF PREGNANT WOMEN: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN GOMOA EAST DISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL REGION OF " Afribary. Afribary, 25 Mar. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/efficacy-of-nutrition-education-with-an-emphasis-on-consumption-of-iron-rich-foods-on-haemoglobin-levels-of-pregnant-women-a-randomized-trial-in-gomoa-east-district-of-the-central-region-of-g. Accessed 08 May. 2024.
ADAM, YAKUBU . "EFFICACY OF NUTRITION EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CONSUMPTION OF IRON-RICH FOODS ON HAEMOGLOBIN LEVELS OF PREGNANT WOMEN: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN GOMOA EAST DISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL REGION OF ". Afribary, Afribary, 25 Mar. 2021. Web. 08 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/efficacy-of-nutrition-education-with-an-emphasis-on-consumption-of-iron-rich-foods-on-haemoglobin-levels-of-pregnant-women-a-randomized-trial-in-gomoa-east-district-of-the-central-region-of-g >.
ADAM, YAKUBU . "EFFICACY OF NUTRITION EDUCATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CONSUMPTION OF IRON-RICH FOODS ON HAEMOGLOBIN LEVELS OF PREGNANT WOMEN: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL IN GOMOA EAST DISTRICT OF THE CENTRAL REGION OF " Afribary (2021). Accessed May 08, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/efficacy-of-nutrition-education-with-an-emphasis-on-consumption-of-iron-rich-foods-on-haemoglobin-levels-of-pregnant-women-a-randomized-trial-in-gomoa-east-district-of-the-central-region-of-g