Konake M
C between Common Vi Reference Health (CSRéf CVI), Mali
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Research Article
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Pregnant Women in relation to their Diet at the Reference Health Centre of Commune VI (Bamako, Mali)
Author(s): Berthe M*, Khadijitou W A, Diawara F, Kone O M, Diallo H, Konake M, Konate F B, Leila A, Telly N, Sidibe F and Akory AA
Introduction: Worldwide, nearly half of all pregnant women suffer from anaemia; 9.8 million of them suffer from night blindness. In the csréf de la commune VI during 2018, 36% of pregnant women were screened for malnourished and out of 10624 live births 660 children had a low birth weight. That’s why we conducted this study to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and dietary practices of pregnant women at the Commune VI Reference Health Centre. Materials and methods: This study, which took place at the csréf de la commune VI from 10 December to 09 January 2019, was mixed (qualitative and quantitative). The objective was to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of pregnant women in relation to their diet. We used reasoned non-probabilistic sampling. The analyse was made on Epi info, the graphics genera.. Read More»