Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices among pregnant females in 2020 Shenzhen China: A cross-sectional study
The theory of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) can well explain the whole process of pregnant females' practice to obtain balanced nutrition. However, the process of KAP works very differently in populations with different sociodemography. This study aims to investigate the sociodemograph...
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| description | The theory of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) can well explain the whole process of pregnant females' practice to obtain balanced nutrition. However, the process of KAP works very differently in populations with different sociodemography. This study aims to investigate the sociodemographic determinants associated with pregnant females' nutritional KAP and find a way to locate the vulnerable pregnant females who would benefit most from intervention. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on pregnant females' KAP regarding food nutrition at the University of Chinese Academy of Science Shenzhen Hospital from December 2020 to February 2021. A total of 310 pregnant females aged 18–40 years were interviewed. And we assessed the influence of sociodemographic factors on KAP and built a model for screening the vulnerable group who would benefit most from intervention. The results showed that on nutritional knowledge and practice, only 15.2% and 47.3% were above 0.6 respectively, while 91% were above 0.75 on attitude. Age, Husband's Education Degree, Monthly Income of Family, Nutritional Knowledge and Nutritional Attitude were statistically significant predictors of the vulnerable group. There was a gap between knowledge (3.8% were good or above) and attitude (91% were good or above), attitude and practice (16.8% were good or above). Age, household registry, education level, monthly income, and nutrition knowledge were associated with nutrition practices. This study highlights that nutritional education interventions targeting certain populations may improve the conversion rate of nutrition practices, and presents a predictive model to locate the vulnerable group. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7c4c0c1d9e544870af87ff361d600a192023-03-19T04:37:37ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552023-04-0132102155Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices among pregnant females in 2020 Shenzhen China: A cross-sectional studyWei-Chuan Wang0Si-Mei Zou1Zan Ding2Jia-Ying Fang3Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518106, China; Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, ChinaSocial Health Management Center, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518106, ChinaThe Institute of Metabolic Diseases, Baoan Central Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518102, China; Corresponding authors.Medical Department, Huadu District People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510800, China; Corresponding authors.The theory of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) can well explain the whole process of pregnant females' practice to obtain balanced nutrition. However, the process of KAP works very differently in populations with different sociodemography. This study aims to investigate the sociodemographic determinants associated with pregnant females' nutritional KAP and find a way to locate the vulnerable pregnant females who would benefit most from intervention. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on pregnant females' KAP regarding food nutrition at the University of Chinese Academy of Science Shenzhen Hospital from December 2020 to February 2021. A total of 310 pregnant females aged 18–40 years were interviewed. And we assessed the influence of sociodemographic factors on KAP and built a model for screening the vulnerable group who would benefit most from intervention. The results showed that on nutritional knowledge and practice, only 15.2% and 47.3% were above 0.6 respectively, while 91% were above 0.75 on attitude. Age, Husband's Education Degree, Monthly Income of Family, Nutritional Knowledge and Nutritional Attitude were statistically significant predictors of the vulnerable group. There was a gap between knowledge (3.8% were good or above) and attitude (91% were good or above), attitude and practice (16.8% were good or above). Age, household registry, education level, monthly income, and nutrition knowledge were associated with nutrition practices. This study highlights that nutritional education interventions targeting certain populations may improve the conversion rate of nutrition practices, and presents a predictive model to locate the vulnerable group.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523000463KnowledgeAttitudePracticePregnancyNutrition |
| spellingShingle | Wei-Chuan Wang Si-Mei Zou Zan Ding Jia-Ying Fang Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices among pregnant females in 2020 Shenzhen China: A cross-sectional study Preventive Medicine Reports Knowledge Attitude Practice Pregnancy Nutrition |
| title | Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices among pregnant females in 2020 Shenzhen China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices among pregnant females in 2020 Shenzhen China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices among pregnant females in 2020 Shenzhen China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices among pregnant females in 2020 Shenzhen China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practices among pregnant females in 2020 Shenzhen China: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | nutritional knowledge attitude and practices among pregnant females in 2020 shenzhen china a cross sectional study |
| topic | Knowledge Attitude Practice Pregnancy Nutrition |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523000463 |
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