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Practices of pica among pregnant women in a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana.
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- Prenatal arsenic and mercury levels among women practicing geophagy in areas with artisanal and small-scale gold mining activities, Northwestern Tanzania.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Maternal risk factors for low birthweight and macrosomia: a cross-sectional study in Northern Region, Ghana.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of symptoms of pica among adolescent schoolchildren in northern Sudan: a cross-sectional study.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
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- Practices of pica among pregnant women in a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana.Nursing open · 2020Article
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Abstract
Aim: This study assessed the practice of pica among pregnant women in the Ho Teaching Hospital. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional. Methods: Systematic sampling technique was used to recruit 286 pregnant women. Questionnaire was used to collect data. Data entered into Statistical Package for Social Sciences for analysis. Result: Of the 286 pregnant women, 21.2% and 17.8% considered white clay and ice respectively as nutritious. Prevalence of pica was 47.5%, while 44.9% of pregnant women who practised pica reported they feel uncomfortable when they do not eat pica as 63.3% considered intake of pica as harmful. Among women who received education against pica practice, 49.4% have ever taken pica as 50.9% of them with education on effects of pica were currently engaged in the activity ( Conclusion: Health professionals, especially midwives must intensify education on effects of pica among pregnant women.
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