Association between dietary diversity and complications during pregnancy in a South-West District of Bangladesh
https://doi.org/10.31246/mjn-2023-0052
- Author:
Sabrina Zaman
1
;
Tamsel Ahammed
1
;
Md. Abu Bashar
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore-7408, Bangladesh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dietary diversity, maternal mortality, pregnancy complications
- From:
Malaysian Journal of Nutrition
2024;30(No.1):43-57
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Introduction: Poor dietary diversity is one of the key factors that increases the rate
of complications during pregnancy. Pregnancy complications significantly increase
the risk of maternal mortality. The aim of this study was to explore the associated
factors between dietary diversity and complications during pregnancy. Method: A
cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 randomly selected pregnant women.
Individual dietary diversity score (IDDS) was used to assess dietary diversity based
on Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). IDDS was derived from 24-hour recalls
from nine food groups. Results: Most of the pregnant women (48.9%) included in
this study were in their second trimester; 19.3% and 31.8% were in first trimester
and third trimester, respectively. About 83.8% of respondents included in this
study experienced pregnancy complications. According to IDDS, most participants
(77.1%) consumed a medium-diversified diet. Only 4.4% and 18.4% of pregnant
women had low and highly diversified dietary intakes, respectively. Mean IDDS was
5.62±0.93, which indicated medium diversity of dietary intake. Dietary diversity had
a statistically significant correlation with age (p=0.003), monthly income (p=0.003),
education level (p=0.001), and respondent’s employment (p=0.004). The study
exposed that pregnancy complications had a negative correlation with food diversity
(r=-0.223), marriage age (r=-0.066), and education level (r=-0.163). Conclusion:
The study concluded that pregnancy complications can be alleviated by improving
dietary diversity practices during pregnancy.
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