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Cultural practices of food intake during pregnancy: A cross sectional study.
1.Bryan Adriel James Rajakumar, 2. Chithuru Vishnu Priya, 3. Gonji Suma, 4. Phanindra Dulipala. 1.Post Graduate; 2. Post Graduate; 3. Senior Resident; 4. Professor and HOD.
Katuri medical college and hospital Guntur, AP.
Email- hamish.bryan1995@gmail.com
ABSTRACT-
INTRODUCTION: Food means not only proteins, fat, minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients; more than that, it is a part of security and civilization. It is the main energy source of every human being. Due to their customs and beliefs, people eat and avoid certain foods in certain periods. Food taboos and practices in some cultures and religions play a key role in their people's health. Especially in women's health, food practices and food taboos play a major role. "A women's dietary intake before, during pregnancy and through lactation is influenced by her socio-cultural environment”. Cultural beliefs and practices can markedly influence women's health and childbirth experiences. Hence it is important to know the barriers to good maternal nutrition.
AIM &OBJECTIVE:
To know the knowledge regarding cultural food practices among pregnant women.
METHODOLOGY:
Study type: Descriptive cross-sectional study
Study area and population: Pregnant women residing under Rural Health Training Centre, Prathipadu, Guntur.
Sample size: 100
Sampling technique: Simple random sampling.
Study instrument: Self-designed semi structured questionnaire.
RESULTS:
71% of pregnant women know that eating papaya and pineapple doesn’t harm foetus. 83% are aware that eating conjoined fruits doesn’t cause twin pregnancies or conjoined twins. 45% of pregnant women avoid food or water intake during the time of solar or lunar eclipse.
CONCLUSION:
Our study shows that good percentage of women are aware of cultural misbeliefs and myths that are related to food intake during pregnancy.
Keywords:
KEY WORDS: Food, Food taboos, Cultural beliefs, Pregnancy, Child birth.
Cite Article:
"Cultural practices of food intake during pregnancy: A cross sectional study.", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.b481-b489, July-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2307153.pdf
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