Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Relating to Food and Nutrition among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics at Menontin Hospital (Benin)

作     者：Charles Jérôme Sossa Lamidhi Salami Clémence Germaine Metonnou Eloïse Tozoukan Colette Azandjeme Virginie Mongbo Moussiliou Noël Paraïso Charles Jérôme Sossa;Lamidhi Salami;Clémence Germaine Metonnou;Eloïse Tozoukan;Colette Azandjeme;Virginie Mongbo;Moussiliou Noël Paraïso

作者机构：Health Promotion Department Regional Institute of Public Health University of Abomey-Calavi Abomey-Calavi Benin Department of Health Policy and System Regional Institute of Public Health University of Abomey-Calavi Abomey-Calavi Benin Department of Food Technology Engineering Ecole Polytechnique d’Abomey-Calavi University of Abomey-Calavi Abomey-Calavi Benin 

出 版 物：《Health》 (健康（英文）)

年 卷 期：2023年第15卷第11期

页      面：1202-1217页

学科分类：0302[法学-政治学] 03[法学] 

主　　题：Knowledge Attitudes Practices Nutrition Pregnancy Bénin 

摘      要：Introduction: Pregnancy is a critical period during which environmental factors such as nutrition can affect the optimal development of the fetus. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices in food and nutrition among pregnant women in antenatal consultation at Menontin Hospital in 2021. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study including 96 pregnant women at Menontin Hospital in Cotonou. Variables including socio-anthropological data, level of knowledge of nutritional requirements and their consequences on malnutrition, and description of physical activity practices were collected using a questionnaire and data on pregnant women’s dietary practices, macronutrient consumption, and fruit and vegetable consumption were documented using a food frequency questionnaire. Results: The majority of pregnant women (88%) were unaware of their nutrient needs during pregnancy. Only 49.6% of them took at least three meals and two snacks a day, and 45% practiced less than 30 minutes of physical activity per day. The consumption of carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids were respectively in the proportions of 36.5%, 50%, and 38.5%. It was also found that 48% of pregnant women did not consume fruits and vegetables daily. Conclusion: The pregnant women followed in the Mènontin area hospital had a low level of knowledge in terms of food and nutrition during pregnancy. Consequently, their attitudes and practices were unfavorable to good nutrition for both the mother and the child.