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Undernutrition and associated factors among rural pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia.
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- Coexisting burden of maternal and child undernutrition in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Gender-based violence and women's nutrition: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2025Pooled it
- Undernutrition and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Under nutrition and associated factors among pregnant women residing in productive safety net program beneficiary and nonbeneficiary households in West Belesa District, northwest Ethiopia.AJOG global reports · 2026Article
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- Food consumption score and the Nexus of maternal nutritional status among pregnant women in Gamo Zone, South Ethiopia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Postpartum common mental disorders and its associated factors in eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
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- Rural-urban disparities in nutritional status among ever-married women in Bangladesh: A Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition approach.PloS one · 2023Article
- Multilevel analysis of undernutrition and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia.BMC nutrition · 2022Article
- Undernutrition and associated factors among pregnant women in East Borena Zone, Liban District, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Factors associated with undernutrition among pregnant women in Chiro district, eastern Ethiopia.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Maternal undernutrition is a burning issue in Ethiopia. However, updated evidence is limited in the eastern part of the country; particularly the mental health-related factors of undernutrition. The study, hence, aimed at assessing the prevalence and predictors of undernutrition among rural pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional research was carried out at a community level among 1015 randomly selected pregnant women. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data through face-to-face interviews. The characteristics of participants were described and summarized by frequencies, percentages, and summary measures. Logistic regression was performed to find out factors related to undernutrition. Results: The prevalence of undernutrition was 43.8% (95% confidence interval: 40.8, 47.0). Early marriage (adjusted odds ratio = 2.63, confidence interval: 2.00, 3.47), no antenatal care follow-up (adjusted odds ratio = 1.73, 95% confidence interval: 1.31, 2.29), inadequately diversified diet (adjusted odds ratio = 2.48, 95% confidence interval: 1.77, 3.48), current substance use (adjusted odds ratio = 1.50, 95% confidence interval: 1.02, 2.19), history of mental illness (adjusted odds ratio = 2.44, 95% confidence interval: 1.02, 5.82), and common mental disorders (adjusted odds ratio = 1.81, 95% confidence interval: 1.34, 2.43) were the significant predictors of undernutrition among pregnant women. Conclusions: Undernutrition was a significant public health issue among rural pregnant women. Age at first marriage, antenatal care follow-up, dietary diversity, current substance use, history of mental illness, and common mental disorder were the independent predictors of undernutrition. Therefore, the health offices of Kersa and Haramaya districts should invest their efforts to prevent undernutrition among pregnant women through nutrition counselling and education, and mental health and psychosocial support.
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