Evaluating implementation of the FIGO Nutrition Checklist for preconception and pregnancy within the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate implementation of the FIGO Nutrition Checklist in a low/middle-income South African setting.

Methods

This is a mixed-methods study. Following administration of the FIGO Nutrition Checklist by a dietitian between July 2021 and May 2022, quantitative responses from pregnant (n = 96) and nonpregnant (n = 291) participants with overweight or obesity were analyzed, using logistic regression. Qualitative data from in-depth interviews with the dietitian and a subgroup of participants (n = 15) were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

Of 387 participants, 97.4% (n = 377) answered 'no' to at least one diet quality question on the FIGO Nutrition Checklist, indicative of an at-risk dietary practice. Food insecurity was positively associated w

SUBMITTER: Soepnel LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107177 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature