Table 3.
Nutrition knowledge of the pregnant women in Dessie town, northeast Ethiopia, 2017 GC (n1=n2=69).
| Knowledge variables | Stud period | Frequency and percentage, n (%) | P value | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Know appropriate dietary practice | Baseline | 23 (33.3) | 32 (46.4) | 0.08 |
| Endline | 57 (82.6) | 33 (47.8) | <0.001 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Mean knowledge score | P valuea | |||
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| Mean ± SD | Baseline | 6.9 ± 2.8 | 7.4 ± 3.1 | 0.26 |
| Endline | 13.4 ± 3.1 | 9.8 ± 3.0 | <0.001 | |
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| P valueb | <0.001 | =0.001 | ||
a = independent t-test; b = paired t-test.