Level and predictors of dietary diversity among pregnant women in rural South-West Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the magnitude of dietary diversity and associated factors among pregnant women in the rural communities of Jimma Zone, south-west Ethiopia.

Design

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 June to 30 June 2020.

Settings

The study was conducted in Seka Chekorsa and Mana districts. From a total of 63 listed kebeles, 21 were randomly selected.

Participants

Three hundred sixty first-trimester pregnant women have participated in this study. We used a systematic random sampling method to select the participants after a home-to-home census.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Dietary diversity was assessed using a 24 hours dietary recall method. Descriptive statistics were computed to describe the study subjects. Bivariate and

SUBMITTER: Kuma MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8547499 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature