@article{ajnr2019766,
author={{mohsen, Sahar A. Abd-El and Mohamed, Azhar A.},
title={Effect of Nutritional Counseling on Nutritional Practices and Dietary Health Habits of Pregnant Women},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={7},
number={6},
pages={947--951},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/7/6/6},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background</b>: Diet is an important and modifiable lifestyle behavior that can affect risk factor development for optimal health and well-being. <b>Aim</b><b>:</b> The aim of this study was to examine the effect of nutritional counseling on nutritional practices and dietary health habits of pregnant women. <b>Research design</b>: Quasi-experimental study design (pre/posttest). <b>Setting</b>: The study was conducted at Al-Ibrahemia health units in Sharkia, Governorate, Egypt. <b>Sample</b>: 75 pregnant women from their fourth month of pregnancy till their seventh month were included in this study. <b>Tool</b>: Structured interviewing questionnaire which included two parts; Part one: personal variables of the studied sample, Part two: Assessment of nutritional practices and dietary health habits. <b>Results</b>: a highly statistically significant difference in nutritional practices and dietary health habits was found in the studied sample post application of the nutritional counseling.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-7-6-6}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}