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    Determinants of Dietary Diversity Practices among pregnant women Attending Antenatal Clinic at St. Paul Hospital Millennium medical College, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2022-06-05) Medhin Belay; Abebe Haile (PhD)
    Background: Pregnant women have been deemed vulnerable to malnutrition due to their higher nutrient demands; therefore, dietary diversification has gotten a lot of attention. As a result, a wide variety of foods must be included in their diet to ensure that their nutritional intake is appropriate. There has been no research on dietary variety in the study area. Objective: To identify determinants of dietary diversity practice among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia Methods: A cross-sectional study will be conducted among 316 pregnant women in Ethiopia's St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College. A systematic sampling method was used. The data was collected using an interviewer-administered, structured, and modified questionnaire. Epi Data version 3.1 was used to enter the data, while SPSS version 21 was used to analyze it. The study subjects' Socio-demographic, obstetric, and nutrition-related variables were described using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages. To find related factors, multivariate logistic regression was used. With a 95 percent confidence interval, statistical significance was assessed at P- value of < 0.05. Results: The study revealed that, 68.04% of the study participants had adequate dietary diversity. The result showed that women’s husband attended primary (AOR: 9.8; 95%CI: 6.5, 13.4), secondary (AOR: 10.2; 95% CI: 7.5, 15.2), college and above (AOR: 12.3; 95%CI: 9.4, 16.2) compared to non-educated one results a higher odd of adequate dietary diversity. Women receiving nutritional related health information (AOR: 2.44; 95%CI: 1.31, 4.53), food secure house hold (AOR: 2.68; 95% CI: 1.58, 6.28), women having greater or equal to 5 meals per day had a higher odd of adequate dietary diversity. Conclusion and recommendation: According to the findings, total consumption of acceptable dietary diversity is low in the research area. Increased meal frequency, nutritional advice, educated husbands, and secure households all contribute to pregnant women's adequate intake of a diverse diet. Dietary counseling during pregnancy has been highlighted as a way to enhance pregnant women's nutritional practices.