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Awareness Of Good Nutrition During Pregnancy Among Women Of Child Bearing Age
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STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
According to UNICEF (2009), each year, more
than half a million women die from causes related to pregnancy and
childbirth. Nearly 4 million newborns die within 28 days of birth. Many
of the 200 million women who become pregnant each year, most of them in
developing countries, suffer from ongoing nutritional deficiencies
repeated infections and the long term cumulative consequences of under
nutrition during their own childhood years.
Many women suffer from a
combination of chronic energy deficiency, poor weight gain in pregnancy,
anemia, and other micronutrient deficiencies, as well as infections
like HIV and malaria. Poor nutrition diminishes a woman’s productivity,
causing repercussions for herself, her family, her community, and the
broader society. Maternal malnutrition is influenced not only by lack of
adequate nutrition but also influenced by factors like socio
demographic factors, nutritional knowledge of mothers during
pregnancies. It is on this ground that this research work investigate
into the awareness of good nutrition during pregnancy among women of
child bearing age.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
Specific objectives
1. To assess the awareness of pregnant mothers with regard to nutrition in the pregnancy.
2. To investigate how good nutrition enhances pregnancy.
3. To find out if poor nutrition affects the unborn child and the mother.
4. To determine if lack of awareness of good nutrition by the mother have any effect on the feotus.
5. To identify the strategies to ensure good nutrition during pregnancy.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work was designed to examine the awareness of good nutrition during pregnancy among women of child bearing age. Six (6) research questions were formulated and questionnaires were administered to one hundred (100) respondents in order to gather data for the research. Results showed that the pregnant women are aware of the importance of good nutrition to a child bearing mother. It was discovered that the level of education among child bearing age mother does affect their level of foo ... Continue reading---
