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Food Security and Maternal Nutrition Status

NCT05576363 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2022-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Food insecurity has been climbing slowly for several recent years and affects more than 30% of the world population in 2021. Poor households tend to have poor diet quality in accordance to expensive price of food, thus reduce dietary diversity. They frequently consume low-cost foods that are high in energy density but low in micronutrient content, diets that are poor in fruits, vegetables, milk, and dairy products, and eating habits that are unhealthy. The double burden malnutrition will affect pregnant women who were vulnerable due to increase demand of nutrition during pregnancy and also their infants. Food insecurity has been linked to maternal stress, weight gain, gestational diabetes, low birth weight, birth defects, premature birth, hospitalization of infants aged less than 6 months and cause the long-term consequences for child growth and development. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the level of food security and its association with maternal nutrition and birth outcomes. This prospective cohort study will be conducted among 150 pregnant women (in 2nd trimester) at government health clinic near Kota Kinabalu. The participants will be assessed on sociodemographic data, socio-economic, medical history, anthropometry measurements, food security, dietary intake and stress level at baseline. After 6 months, birth outcomes will be recorded. The expected outcomes will be that there will be high prevalence of food insecurity among pregnant mother. Besides, the food insecure mothers will be associated with poor nutritional status and have negative consequences on birth outcomes (low birth weight and short stature). This study will highlight the level of food insecurity to inform much needed interventions to address important global health challenges of nutrition and could improve the prenatal care.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy Related

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universiti Malaysia Sabah

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • DR. BIBI NABIHAH ABDUL HAKIM, PHD · Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
39 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-28
Primary Completion
2023-07-28
Completion
2024-08-15

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