Everlyn Mulunji, Lucy Mutuli

Nutrient Intake and Prevalence of Anemia Among Pregnant Adolescents

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Adolescent pregnancy associated with significant nutritional, medical, economic and social risks is a major public health issue globally both to the mother and infant. An adequate supply of nutrients is required to maintain the delicate balance between the needs of the mother and those of the foetus. Inadequate supply will result in a state of biological competition between the mother and the foetus in which the well-being of both is at serious risk. The aim of this Cross sectional study was to determine adequacy of nutrient intake and prevalence of anaemia in pregnant adolescent girls. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Intake of proteins, energy, calcium, iron, vitamin C and folate nutrients of study participants was significantly below the Recommended Daily Allowance and over 60% of the participants were anaemic. Appropriate policy intervention to address adolescent nutrition and reproductive health need to be initiated by the government.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 203g
• ISBN-13: 9783659440373
• ISBN-10: 365944037X
• Artikelnr.: 52672169

Autorenporträt

EVERLYN MULUNJI is an Assistant Lecturer at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. She is a registered nutritionist by profession, a researcher, and nutrition consultant. Everlyn has previously worked as a public health nutrition researcher with several Non-Governmental Organizations in Kenya. She's a loving mother and a wife.