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Awareness Of Good Nutrition During Pregnancy Among Women Of Childbearing Age
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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.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions were formulated by the researcher to guide the research study.
1. Are child bearing age mothers aware of the necessary food intake during pregnancy?
2. How does good nutrition enhance pregnancy among mothers of child bearing age women?
3. Does poor nutrition among child bearing age women affect the proper development of the unborn child?
4. Does lack of awareness of good nutrition by a child bearing age mother have any effect on her and the fetus?
5. What strategies should be put in place to ensure awareness of good nutrition during pregnancy for child bearing age mother?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The benefits that could be derived from the outcome of this research work are as follows:
1.
It will serve as a source of information and awareness to pregnant
women on the type of food they should eat during pregnancy.
2. It
will provide useful information for midwives and health care provider on
how to educate the women on the type of food they should consume during
pregnancy.
3. The result of the research work will also be important
to health officials, ministry of health and the general public on how
to take balance diet during pregnancy by a pregnant woman.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
study is based on the awareness of good nutrition during pregnancy
among women of child bearing age in Benin City, Edo State. The scope
covers pregnant women in Edo State using Oredo Local Government Area as a
case study.
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
Knowledge: is
awareness and understanding that one has gained on nutrition during
pregnancy through learning and practice and pregnant women was
considered to be knowledgeable if she correctly answered greater than or
equal to 70% of the total knowledge assessing questions.
Maternal
nutrition: refers to the nutritional needs of women during the antenatal
and postnatal period (i.e., when they are pregnant and breastfeeding)
and also may refer to the pre-conceptual period (i.e., adolescence).
Pregnancy: is state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the female body from a period of fertilization to delivery.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThis research work was designed to examine the awareness of good nutrition during pregnancy among women of childbearing 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 ... Continue reading---
