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Factors influencing nutritional practices among mothers in Dakar, Senegal.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of optimal dietary practices during pregnancy in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Dietary diversity and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors among pregnant mothers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Dietary intake and socio-economic predictors of inadequate energy and nutrient intake among women of childbearing age in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Adolescent nutrition and physical activity in low-income suburbs of Abidjan, Côte d'lvoire: the gap between knowledge, aspirations and possibilities.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Adaptation and Validation of a Questionnaire to Evaluate Knowledge of the Low Phe Diet in PKU.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Exploring maternal nutrition counseling provided by health professionals during antenatal care follow-up: a qualitative study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-2019.BMC nutrition · 2021Article
- Income Level but Not Nutrition Knowledge Is Associated with Dietary Diversity of Rural Pregnant Women from Northern Ghana.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2021Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among pregnant women visiting ANC clinics in Silte zone, Southern Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- The Extent of Maternal Nutritional Knowledge and Practice During Lactation in Kombolcha Town, South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia: A Mixed Study Design.International journal of women's health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMaternal undernutrition is a leading cause of maternal mortality. Furthermore, health statuses and habits of mothers influence health statuses of newborns as well as healthy habits and mortality of children. The Senegal government is aware of the severity of these issues and has devised a national policy goal of reducing maternal, infant, and adolescent mortality rates by the end of 2018. This study aimed to identify nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and practices of lactating women in Senegal, and determine factors related to nutritional practices to obtain basic data for developing a maternal and child nutrition project.
methodThis study used a mixed-method approach, collecting data via structured questionnaires administered to lactating women in Senegal and semistructured interviews with seven stake-holders. Questions for stuctured questionnaires were about nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and practices. For the quantitative analysis of the structured questionnaires, data from 171 participants analyzed using independent t-tests, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression analysis. Interview data were analyzed using an inductive thematic analysis approach. The questions for the interviews concerned maternal and child nutritional status, causes of undernutrition, and restrictions.
resultsFactors significantly related to healthy nutritional practices(explaining 27.1% of variance) included having a household (B = 1.03, p = .015) and a mother (B = 0.96, p = .017) with an above primary school education, and being in the 5th quintile of income level (B = 1.24, p = .014). The interviews with seven stakeholders revealed obstructive factors of nutritional management were insufficient nutritional programs within health centers, incomplete national policy on nutrition, lack of general interest in undernutrition-related topics, inadequate economic environment, and the absence of partnerships to produce sustainable solutions.
conclusionEducation and income levels, rather than knowledge and attitudes, had a strong relationship with healthy nutritional practices. Therefore, economic factors and educational background must be considered to succeed in Senegalese nutrition projects.
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