Dietary habit and lifestyle of postpartum women in South China: a mixed methods research.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the dietary and hygiene behaviours and influencing factors of women during the puerperium in South China.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Three tertiary hospitals in Guangdong Province, China PARTICIPANTS: From November 2022 to March 2023, 327 women with puerperal experience were enrolled using the purposive sampling method, with 323 valid questionnaires collected for data analysis. Semistructured interviews were conducted with six puerperium women and five primary caregivers.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

This study used a questionnaire survey to collect and analyse the current postpartum dietary and hygiene behaviours among women in the South China region, along with their influencing factors.

Results

Multinomi

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448150 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature