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American Journal of Food and Nutrition. 2022, 10(2), 50-56
DOI: 10.12691/ajfn-10-2-3
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Assessment of the Nutritional Status and Eating Habits of Pregnant Women in Rural Areas (Case of the City of Man)

SORO Lêniféré Chantal1, , GNANWA Mankambou Jacques2, 3, KOUADIO Kouakou Kouassi Armand1 and ANIN-ATCHIBRI ANIN LOUISE4

1UFR - Forestry and Environmental Agronomic Engineering (UFR IAFE), University of Man, BP 20 Man, Ivory Coast

2Agrovalorization Laboratory Agroforestry, Jean Lorougnon Guédé University, BP 150 Daloa, Ivory Coast

3Agroforestry Training and Research Unit, Biochemistry, Microbiology Teaching Unit, Jean Lorougnon Guédé University, BP 150 Daloa, Ivory Coast;Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Bioprocess, Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

4UFR Food Science and Technology (UFR, STA), Nangui Abrogoua University, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Ivory Coast

Pub. Date: August 23, 2022

Cite this paper:
SORO Lêniféré Chantal, GNANWA Mankambou Jacques, KOUADIO Kouakou Kouassi Armand and ANIN-ATCHIBRI ANIN LOUISE. Assessment of the Nutritional Status and Eating Habits of Pregnant Women in Rural Areas (Case of the City of Man). American Journal of Food and Nutrition. 2022; 10(2):50-56. doi: 10.12691/ajfn-10-2-3

Abstract

Diet is an important factor for the smooth running of pregnancy and the growth of the fetus. It is the most decisive if a good adequacy of food intake to needs is respected. During our study, 90 pregnant women were interviewed in the city of Man. This is a qualitative study whose variables included in the survey are social status, professional and cultural status, state of health, food consumption, food habits, food restrictions. The results of the survey revealed that the majority of the women surveyed, i.e. 53.33%, were between 20 and 29 years old, 40 % of them were between 15 and 19 years old and only 6.67 % had the between 30 and 33 years old. The percentage of women with a normal BMI (Body Mass Index) is 76.67 % and those with overweight have a rate equivalent to 16.67%. The results of eating habits reveal that 70 % of pregnant women consume fruit and 30% do not. Regarding vegetables, 93% consume them and 7% do not consume them. The results of the survey revealed that 3.33% of respondents respect the PNNS recommendation (consume 3 meals a day) but 96.67% consume more than three meals a day, which can lead to risks of obesity. All these results describe that the food ration of the women surveyed in the city of Man is rich in fruits, vegetables, proteins, only the number of meals consumed by these women is higher than normal. This may be due to women's lack of awareness regarding diet during pregnancy. Poor consumption of a balanced diet could lead to poor weight gain during pregnancy, increasing the risk of premature delivery, low birth weight and birth defects.

Keywords:
food practice food consumption nutritional status pregnant women rural area

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