Comparison of Food Insecurity and Nutritional status in Planned with Unplanned Pregnancy in Falavarjan, Isfahan, Iran 2014
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 9, Issue 11
Abstract
The objective of this study was to compare food insecurity and Nutritional status based on BMI and anemia of pregnant women between unplanned & planned pregnancy.This case- control study was done on 200 pregnant women without planning (case group) and 200 pregnant women with planning (control group) in Falavarjan, that were selected the systematic random. Data were collected by medical records for prenatal care, height and weight before pregnancy, plasma hemoglobin in the first tests of pregnancy, food security questionnaires (USDA), FFQ questionnaires and interview with mothers. Data were analyzed using Spss version 16.0 and N4 software. The prevalence of food insecurity in case group (51%) was significantly greater from control group (37%). Median weight of mothers in the case group was significantly higher compared with the control group but quartile values for height, BMI, and anemia in the two groups had no significant difference. Height of mothers in the case group had significant inverse association with food insecurity and weight of mothers before pregnancy had close to meaningful association () with food insecurity only in the control group.Abnormal BMI before pregnancy had no significant association with planned pregnancy but by rising food insecurity increased abnormally BMI and anemia.
Authors and Affiliations
Razieh Rasty| Master Degree, Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and diet, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Hamed Pouraram| Assistant Professor, Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and diet, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, email: h-pouraram@tums.ac.ir, Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh| Associate Professor, Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and diet, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Ramin Heshmat| Assistant Professor, Chronic Diseases Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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