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 4
Dietary practice-related variables among pregnant women in Dessie town, northeast Ethiopia, 2017 GC ().
Variables
Intervention group
Control group
Baseline
Endline
Baseline
Endline
Crave food not normally consumed
Yes
35 (50.7)
28 (40.6)
31 (44.9)
26 (37.7)
Avoided any food items and reasons for avoidance
Personal dislike
27 (39.1)
21 (30.4)
18 (26.1)
16 (23.2)
Religion
3 (4.3)
6 (8.7)
4 (5.8)
4 (5.8)
Makes fetus big
—
5 (7.2)
2 (2.9)
1 (1.4)
Follow specific dietary regime
Yes
21 (30.4)
25 (36.2)
29 (42.0)
37 (53.6)
Get 3 meals per day and at least one snacks between main meals
Yes
38 (55.1)
52 (75.4)
34 (49.3)
45 (65.2)
Skip any of the following meals during current pregnancy
Dinner
10 (14.5)
1 (1.4)
11 (15.9)
9 (13.0)
Breakfast
9 (13.1)
4 (5.8)
9 (13.0)
4 95.8)
Lunch
1 (1.4)
—
2 (2.9)
1 (1.4)
Eat protein-rich foods on daily basis
Yes
48 (69.6)
64 (92.8)
52 (75.4)
59 (85.5)
Habits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables on daily basis
Yes
0 (0.0)
2 (2.9)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Use iodized salt and add at the end of cooking
Yes
37 (53.6)
67 (97.1)
42 (60.9)
55 (79.7)
Amount of fluid drunk per day
Less than 1.5 liter
54 (78.3)
36 (52.2)
50 (72.5)
45 (65.2)
More than 1.5 liter
15 (21.7)
33 (47.8)
19 (27.5)
24 (34.8)
Include milk, fruit juice, soup, and/or other nonalcoholic drinks daily
