Nutritional Patterns of Lactating Mothers in Rural Area | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 38, Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2018, Pages 563-576 PDF (318.85 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.198497 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nagwa Ibrahim Mohammed Ali; Magda AbdElstar Ahmed; Wafaa Khalil Ibrahim | ||
| Community health Nursing Department – Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Lactation is one of the periods of considerable physiological stress, which calls additional nutrient requirements. In developing countries the intake of all the nutrients have been found inadequate to meet the needs of mother as well as her growing infant and Special attention should be given to the diet of mothers during lactation. The aim: This study aimed to assess nutritional patterns of lactating mothers. Research design: Descriptive analytical design was utilized. Setting: This study was conducted at the 3 health care centers within Kom Hamada. Sample: Multi stage sampling technique was used to get study participants. Tools: Tool I Structured interviewing questionnaires will be used to collect data about: (1) Socio demographic characteristic about mothers and their infants (2)mother's knowledge regarding the nutritional patterns during lactation period (3)Assess lactating mother's practices regarding their nutritional patterns during lactation period (4) assess infant's health problems associated with nutritional patterns of their lactating mothers. Tool II: Assessment mother and infant health status through observational chick list Results: The study result found that the knowledge of the less than two third of lactating mothers regarding nutritional patterns during lactation period was satisfactory approximately two thirds and health problems of more than half of lactating mothers was low health problems more than half. Conclusion: More than two fifth of the lactating mothers take food groups as recommended but take food nutrients less than recommended. There were statistically significant relation between knowledge and age, mother education, mother's occupation, husband's occupation, crowding index and type of family with p-vale (<0.05).Recommendation: Well-designed nutrition intervention programs focusing on nutrient intake from culturally acceptable and affordable foods to increase dietary diversity and food variety of lactating women in this low socio-economic area. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| lactation; lactating mothers; nutrition patterns; role of community health nurse | ||
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