Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: April | Volume: 10 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 77-81
Assessment of Nutritional Status in Pregnant Women
Dhanashree R K1, Ashwini N2, Mubashir A3
1Post-Graduate Student, M.Sc Nutrition and Dietetics, Department of Public Health, JNMC, KAHER.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, JNMC, KAHER
3Professor and Head, Department of Public Health, JNMC, KAHER, Karnataka.
Corresponding Author: Mubashir A
ABSTRACT
Background: Maternal malnourishment has significant, serious, long term effects on both mother and child. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the nutritional status of pregnant women to avoid various complications.
Objective: To assess nutritional status of pregnant women in rural area of Belagavi.
Methodology: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of 103 pregnant women attending ANC clinics in rural areas of Belagavi. Subjects were selected by simple random technique. Ethical clearance and Informed consent was obtained. Data to assess nutritional status was obtained by using predesigned structured questionnaire which included socio-demographic profile, anthropometric measurements, biochemical investigations and dietary intake (24 hrs dietary recall). Data was analyzed using SPSS software and was tabulated statistically using percent and proportion and chi-square test was applied.
Results: The study revealed that, 35% of subjects had monthly family income <10,000, 35% had between 10,000-20,000, 20.4% had between 20,000-30,000 while 9 .7% had >30,000. 19.4% of subjects were underweight, 51.5% had normal BMI, 23.3% were overweight, while 5.8% were obese. 53.4% of subjects had mild anemia, 23.3% had moderate anemia while 2.9% had severe anemia. Calorie intake of 92.2% pregnant women was below Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) whereas only 7.8% pregnant women consumed calories equivalent to RDA.
Conclusion: Nutritional status of pregnant women was affected due to factors like Income, Hemoglobin levels, Poor dietary intake compared to Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) among rural areas of Belagavi city, India.
Key words: Nutritional Status, Pregnant Women, Anemia, Calorie Intake, RDA, Socio-economic Status.