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Educational Program for Pregnant Women About Nutritional Stunting Among Children Under Two Years Old

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Poor maternal nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding can lead to stunted growth of their children. Aim: To evaluate the effect of an educational program for pregnant women about nutritional stunting among two years children at Sohag Governorate. Research design: Quasi- experimental research design. Setting: MCH centers at Sohag Governorate. Sample: 350 pregnant mothers. Tools: Tool (1): Included four parts: Part (1): Sociodemographic characteristics. Part (2): Obstetrical history of pregnant women, Part (3): Medical history of pregnant women. Part (4): Pregnant women's knowledge about nutrition during pregnancy, lactation and knowledge about nutritional stunting. Tool (2): Included child reported feeding practices. Results: 35.4 % of studied pregnant women were aged ≥ 30 years, 57.4% had secondary education, 86.0% were housewives and 48.0% of them at the low social class. Half of them had poor knowledge at pre-test with improvement in post-test. Also, high statistically significant differences of mothers' feeding practices in pre, post and follow-up. Conclusion: Health education program had a significant influence on increasing the knowledge and reported feeding practices of mothers related to their children. Recommendations: Further educational program about nutritional stunting for mothers in different settings to include larger sample size.

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10.21608/asnj.2021.104905.1262

Keywords

Stunting, Pregnant women, Knowledge, Feeding practice & Child feeding

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Amira

Last Name

Shaban

MiddleName

Nabil

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Nursing Department Manager at Sohag Health Directorate, Sohag, Egypt.

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Maher

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Ahmed

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Moukhtar

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Professor of Pediatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

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Rabaa

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Hassanein

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Hamed

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Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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shaimaa

Last Name

Khalaf

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Abdelrahim

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Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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dr.shaimaaahmed@aun.edu.eg

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assiut

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9

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27

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28524

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2021-12-01

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2021-11-24

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2021-12-01

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105

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116

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Educational Program for Pregnant Women About Nutritional Stunting Among Children Under Two Years Old

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22 Jan 2023