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Assessment Of Nutritional Knowledge, Beliefs And Practices In Pregnant Women
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1.6 Research Hypotheses
These null hypotheses were formulated and tested in this study:
(1) H0: There will be no significant effect of nutritional-knowledge on practice of it among pregnant women.
H1: There will be significant effect of nutritional-knowledge on practice of it among pregnant women.
(2)
H0: There will be no significant relationship between the knowledge of
nutrition and health vitality of the new born child.
H1: There will be significant relationship between the knowledge of nutrition and health vitality of the new born child.
(3)
H0: There will be no significant relationship between nutritional
knowledge and practice of it among pregnant women in Lagos State.
H1: There will be significant relationship between nutritional knowledge and practice of it among pregnant women in Lagos State.
1.8Significance of the Study
The
significant of this study to the pregnant women is for them to be more
informed and enlightened on the importance of balanced diet during
pregnancy, which will result in a healthy mother and child, as well as
dispelling some rumors, superstition and old wives tale about nutrition
in pregnancy.
Findings from this study will help health workers to
identify the areas of concentration during antenatal health education/
health talk.
The findings will also contribute toward the improvement
of the nutritional knowledge and practices of pregnant women, promote
their well-being and prevent complications which may endanger their
lives during delivery as a result of poor nutrition. Such complications
like anemia, abortion, sepsis, bleeding, post-partum shock and
eventually maternal death.
To correct any wrong beliefs and practices
of pregnant women attending these centers and beyond. To make
intelligent suggestions that would improve their nutrition and health
status.
This study is also important to the nation because its
findings could assist in mortality and mortality and morbidity rate
among women as well as number of hospitalized ones.
1.9Scope of the Study
The
study examined assessment of nutritional knowledge, beliefs and
practices of pregnant women and their effect of their nutritional status
in Lagos State. Despite the fact that there are many hospitals and
health centers for pregnant women in Lagos, the scope of this study is
limited to Oshodi/Isolo health centre in Lagos state only.
1.10Limitations
The under listed constraints limitations to the study:
Time – The period within which the study id to be carried out is too short for a detailed research.
Finance – The researcher is also faced with financial constraints and could not meet the need for future studies.
1.11Research Method
A
descriptive design employing a questionnaire with a convenience sample
of women from child bearing age, including interview as necessary.
1.12Operational Definition of Terms
The following terms were operationally defined:
Nutrition:
This is the way of taking in food substances into the body in order for
the body to function.
Pregnant Women: This means
women of age 18 years and above carrying baby inside their womb, which
lasts for 9 months.
Knowledge: Information that someone knows about something.
Beliefs: This is what one has in mind as regards to things. Example – Food and its substances
Practices: Things you do as regards to eating. The type of food you eat in real practices.
Food Substances: These are different type of food we eat. E.g. Yam, Beans, Vegetable etc.
Feotus: This means an unborn baby. That is baby still inside the mothers’ womb.
Superstition: This means negative belief against something.
Culture: This means practice of a particular group of people.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out to examine the effect of nutritional knowledge on nutritional practice and belief among pregnant women in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State. The study focused on women attending the ante-natal clinic at five Health Centres in Lagos State. The subjects were made of women of various ages with different socio-cultural and economic levels. The descriptive research survey design was used to assess the opinions of selected respondents from five health centres ... Continue reading---
