Effect of Nutrition Education Based on Health Belief Model on Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Practice of Pregnant Women in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial

Table 3

Nutrition knowledge of the pregnant women in Dessie town, northeast Ethiopia, 2017 GC ().

Knowledge variables	Stud period	Frequency and percentage, n (%)		value
		Intervention group	Control group
Know balanced diet	Baseline	24 (34.8)	27 (39.1)	0.59
	Endline	66 (95.7)	36 (52.2)	<0.001
Know benefits of balanced diet for fetus and herself	Baseline	28 (40.6)	31 (44.9)	0.61
	Endline	62 (89.9)	38 (55.1)	<0.001
Know dietary source of macronutrient (protein, carbohydrate, EFA) rich foods	Baseline	54 (78.3)	56 (81.6)	0.67
	Endline	69 (100)	61 (88.4)	0.004
Know dietary sources of micronutrient(iron, vitamin A, iodine, vitamin C) rich foods	Baseline	22 (31.9)	22 (31.9)	1.00
	Endline	69 (100)	50 (72.5)	<0.001
Know consequences of micronutrient deficiency during pregnancy	Baseline	26 (33.3)	33 (15.9)	0.23
	Endline	65 (100.0)	44 (84.1)	0.007
Know appropriate dietary practice	Baseline	23 (33.3)	32 (46.4)	0.08
	Endline	57 (82.6)	33 (47.8)	<0.001
Know synergetic effect of nutrition and infection	Baseline	38 (55.1)	36 (52.2)	0.73
	Endline	67 (97.1)	45 (65.2)	<0.001
	Mean knowledge score			value^a
Mean ± SD	Baseline	6.9 ± 2.8	7.4 ± 3.1	0.26
	Endline	13.4 ± 3.1	9.8 ± 3.0	<0.001
value^b		<0.001	=0.001

a = independent t-test; b = paired t-test.