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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7-9
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of the study was to gain information on the present state of nutrition of pregnant women in rural areas and towns, and on the level of their knowledge of adequate nutrition. The study covered 300 women in villages and 258 in towns. The selection of women was done randomly, the method of the study was interviewing of the women. The questions concerned consumption of milk, cheese, meat and its products, eggs, vegetables and fruit during the whole pregnancy, and separately the data on potato consumption were obtained. The women were questioned also about the read publications on rational nutrition of pregnant women. The answers were obtained from mothers aged 18-42 years in labour rooms, clinics for children or in homes. The answers were noted during interviews by experienced interviewers. It was found that 26.6% of pregnant women in towns and 16.2% in villages were not consuming daily milk or cheese, while 6.2% of these women in towns and 4.3% in villages consumed no milk at all. Only 41.1% of these women in towns and 19% in villages took meat and processed pork everyday. Most frequently the women consumed meat and processed pork 4 times weekly (39.6% in towns and 60.3% in villages). Eggs were consumed daily by only 13% of women in towns and villages, and they were eaten most frequently 4 times weekly (30.2% in towns and 45.7% in villages). In a week meat, processed pork and eggs were eaten 5 to 7 times by only 43.8% of pregnant women in towns and 21.3% in villages.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
pol
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0017-0011
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
399-404
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Nutrition of pregnant women in rural and urban areas].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract