NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE IN PRENATAL CARE OF WOMEN ATTENDED AT FAMILY HEALTH UNITS IN A MUNICIPALITY OF THE RECONCAVO DA BAHIA: A COHORT STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2017.28439Keywords:
Prenatal Care. Prenatal. Family health.Abstract
This study objective was to analyze the nutritional guidance offered to pregnant women during prenatal care in family health units (USFs) of Santo Antonio de Jesus, BA. A cross-sectional study with pregnant women enrolled in prenatal service in 16 USFs, May-July 2011. The sample consisted of 316 pregnant women. For data collection we used a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Stata, version 10. The average age was 26.1 years (SD = 6.91). It was observed that pregnant women in the first quarter were overweight (45.8%), in the second and third quarter they had normal weight (50% and 45.6%). From pregnant women, 78.6% stated receiving nutritional guidance, individually (93.3%) or in groups (5.2%), 82.2% were guided by a nurse and 9.2% by a nutritionist. Regarding the content of the guidelines, 77.3% received guidance on water intake, 75.4% on salt intake, 70.7% on fruits and vegetables, 64.9% on consumption of beans and 51.7% on consumption of liver. Given the above, the majority of pregnant women received nutritional guidance, but it was not done by professional nutritionists. However, even these guidelines being held by another professional, the results in general are presented positively to the population in question.
DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2017.28439
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