Table 4.
Association between gastrointestinal morbidities and pica behavior at any point in current pregnancy among 2,367 pregnant women, Zanzibar, Tanzania
| Morbidity, % | Pica status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No geophagy n = 2,243 | Geophagy n = 124 | No amylophagy n = 1,508 | Amylophagy n = 859 | No pica n = 1,470 | Any pica n = 897 | |
| Loss of appetite | 62.3 | 71.0 | 63.0 | 62.4 | 62.8 | 62.8 |
| Nausea | 35.7 | 41.9 | 33.6 | 40.2* | 33.5 | 40.1† |
| Abdominal pain | 69.8 | 79.8‡ | 68.6 | 73.2* | 68.4 | 73.4† |
| Constipation | 20.4 | 29.8‡ | 20.0 | 22.5 | 19.7 | 23.0† |
| Diarrhea | 8.0 | 11.3 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.1 |
| Vomiting | 42.8 | 46.8 | 43.2 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 43.0 |
*
P < 0.05 versus no amylophagy group.
†
P < 0.05 versus no geophagy group.
‡
P < 0.05 versus no pica group.