Evaluation of Nutrition Knowledge of Pregnant Women before and after Nutrition Education according to Sociodemographic Characteristics

AKTAÇ Ş., SABUNCULAR G., KARĞIN D., GÜNEŞ F. E.

ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION, cilt.57, sa.6, ss.441-455, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03670244.2018.1544561
  • Dergi Adı: ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.441-455
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pregnancy, nutritional knowledge, prenatal education, health education
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the effect of nutrition education on nutritional knowledge levels of pregnant women. The study was undertaken on a sample of pregnant women (i = 743) attending health centers in Istanbul for prenatal care. Nutrition knowledge scores were significantly higher in posttest (23.0) than pretest (16.0) after receiving nutrition education (p < .001). Significant differences in pretest (p < .05) but not posttest (p > .05) scores were found for factors, such as education level, work status, and the number of pregnancies; significant differences in both test scores were found for age and nutrition information (p < .05). In conclusion, pregnant women need to be given adequate and appropriate nutrition education for maternal and child health according to sociodemographic characteristics.