Inadequacy of nutrients intake among pregnant women in the Deep South of Thailand

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Phnom Sukchan¹  Tippawan Liabsuetrakul²  Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong²  Vosasit Sornsrivichai²  Metta Kuning³  Praneed Songwathana⁴ 

[1]Development of Health Strategy Unit, Narathiwat Provincial Public Health Office, 96000, Narathiwat, Thailand

[2]Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 90112, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

[3]Faculty of science, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani campus, 94000, Pattani, Thailand

[4]Nursing Faculty, Prince of Songkla University, 90112, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand

关键词: Pregnant Woman;    Retinol;    Recommended Dietary Allowance;    Violent Event;    Micronutrient Intake;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-10-572

 received in 2010-03-16, accepted in 2010-09-24,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe deep south of Thailand is an area which has been affected by violence since 2004, yet the concurrent coverage of antenatal care has remained at over 90%. Our study aimed to describe the prevalence of nutrient inadequacy among pregnant women who attended antenatal care clinics in hospitals in the study area and assess factors associated with nutrient inadequacy.MethodsPregnant women from four participating hospitals located in lower southern Thailand were surveyed during January-December 2008. Nutrient intake was estimated based on information provided by the women on the amount, type and frequency of various foods eaten. Logistic regression was used to assess individual and community factors associated with inadequate nutrient intake, defined as less than two thirds of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA).ResultsThe prevalence of carbohydrate, protein, fat, calories, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, riboflavin, retinol, niacin, vitamin C, folic acid and iodine inadequacy was 86.8%, 59.2%, 78.0%, 83.5%, 55.0%, 29.5%, 45.2%, 85.0%, 19.2%, 3.8%, 43.2%, 0.8%, 0.0% and 0.8%, respectively. Maternal age, education level, gestational age at enrolment and pre-pregnancy body mass index and level of violence in the district were significantly associated with inadequacy of carbohydrate, protein, phosphorus, iron, thiamine and niacin intake.ConclusionsNutrient intake inadequacy among pregnant women was common in this area. Increasing levels of violence was associated with nutrient inadequacy in addition to individual factors.

【 授权许可】

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