Nutritional knowledge as a determinant of vitamin and mineral supplementation during pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy is a critical period for both woman and baby from a nutritional perspective. Nutritional education is considered an important tool for promoting a healthy lifestyle, but has not been studied as a determinant for maternal use of supplements during pregnancy, especially in Romania, where evidence about pregnancy and nutrition is scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between nutritional knowledge and the use of folic acid, iron and multivitamin supplements during pregnancy and to assess the influence of socio-demographic factors and prenatal care.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study on a sample of 400 pregnant women admitted to the Cuza-Vodă Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Hospital in Iaşi, Romania, during August-September 2010.

SUBMITTER: Popa AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3933411 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature