1Department of Nursing sciences, Faculty of Applied medical sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, KSA
2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing/ Zagazig University, Egypt
American Journal of Nursing Research.
2019,
Vol. 7 No. 6, 947-951
DOI: 10.12691/ajnr-7-6-6
Copyright © 2019 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Sahar A. Abd-El mohsen, Azhar A. Mohamed. Effect of Nutritional Counseling on Nutritional Practices and Dietary Health Habits of Pregnant Women.
American Journal of Nursing Research. 2019; 7(6):947-951. doi: 10.12691/ajnr-7-6-6.
Correspondence to: Sahar A. Abd-El mohsen, Department of Nursing sciences, Faculty of Applied medical sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, KSA. Email:
sara.saleh17@yahoo.comAbstract
Background: Diet is an important and modifiable lifestyle behavior that can affect risk factor development for optimal health and well-being. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of nutritional counseling on nutritional practices and dietary health habits of pregnant women. Research design: Quasi-experimental study design (pre/posttest). Setting: The study was conducted at Al-Ibrahemia health units in Sharkia, Governorate, Egypt. Sample: 75 pregnant women from their fourth month of pregnancy till their seventh month were included in this study. Tool: 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. Results: a highly statistically significant difference in nutritional practices and dietary health habits was found in the studied sample post application of the nutritional counseling.
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