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Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana

dc.contributor.authorSaaka, M.
dc.contributor.authorOladele, J.
dc.contributor.authorLarbi, Asamoah
dc.contributor.authorHoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:04:48Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:04:48Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-11
dc.identifier.citationSaaka, M., Oladele, J., Larbi, A. & Hoeschle-Zeledon, I. (2017). Dietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2017, Article ID 8497892.
dc.identifier.issn2090-0724
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1507
dc.descriptionOpen Access Journal
dc.description.abstractInformation regarding how dietary diversity is related to haematological status of the pregnant women in rural areas of Northern Ghana is limited. This study therefore evaluated maternal dietary intake and how it relates to the nutritional status of pregnant women belonging to different socioeconomic conditions in Northern Ghana. Methods. This study was cross-sectional in design involving 400 pregnant women. Midupper arm circumference (MUAC) and anaemia status were used to assess the nutritional status of pregnant women. Results. The mean dietary diversity score (DDS) of the study population from ten food groups was (95% CI: 4.08 to 4.37). Of the 400 women, 46.1% (95% CI: 40.0 to 52.2) met the new minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W). The mean haemoglobin concentration among the pregnant women studied was 10.1 g/dl ± 1.40 (95% CI: 9.8 to 10.3). The independent predictors of haemoglobin concentration were maternal educational attainment, gestational age, frequency of antenatal care (ANC) attendance, number of under-five children in the household, size of MUAC, and maternal height. Conclusions. Irrespective of the socioeconomic status, women minimum dietary diversity (MDD-W) was not associated with anaemia among pregnant women resident in the rural areas of Northern Ghana.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.format.extent1-10
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPregnant Women
dc.subjectHaematological
dc.subjectNutritional Status
dc.subjectDietary Diversity
dc.subjectNorthern Ghana
dc.titleDietary diversity is not associated with haematological status of pregnant women resident in rural areas of northern Ghana
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpIntegrated Systems for the Humid Tropics
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity for Development Studies, Ghana
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.creator.identifierIrmgard Hoeschle-Zeledon: 0000-0002-2530-6554
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.journalJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid81048
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8497892


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