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. 2023 Dec 8;13(12):e077488. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077488

Table 2.

The summary of main theme and subthemes

S. No. Main themes Subtheme
1 Low nutritional awareness Vulnerability of pregnant adolescent
Perceived severity of undernutrition
Perceived benefits of balanced nutrition
2 Poor dietary practice Dietary change during pregnancy
Monotonous diet
Animal source food consumption
3 Barriers to good dietary practice Poor nutrition awareness
Nutrition education is overlooked
Conflicting advice/misconceptions
Lack of adequate nutrition education
Economic problems
4 Facilitators for good dietary practice AFD (Alliance for Development), formerly known as: Women Development Army
Husband involvement in nutrition education
Specific nutrition training to health professionals