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Impact of Pregnant Adolescents’ Knowledge about Preventive Health Behaviors during Pregnancy upon Pregnancy Outcomes in AL- Diwaniyah City Fadia H. Ali; Hala S. Abdul Wahid; Ekhlas A. Hussein
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 16 No. 1 (2022): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v16i1.17801

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Objective(s): The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of pregnant adolescents’ knowledge aboutpreventive health behaviors during pregnancy upon their pregnancy outcomes .Methodology: A quasi-experimental design, using the evaluation approach for the determinationthe impact of pregnant adolescents’ knowledge about preventive behaviors during pregnancy uponpregnancy outcomes in Al-Diwaniyah city from the period 17th January 2020 to 1st June 2021.Non- probability, purposive sample of (35) adolescent pregnant are selected from those who visitAl-Diwanyiah Maternity and Pediatric Teaching Hospital. Data are collected through the use of thestudy instruments (questionnaire) in a form of Google format and through video calls as means of datacollection. Data were analyzed through the use of descriptive statistical data analysis approach andinferential statistical data analysis approach.Results: Results of this study indicate that most of the pregnant are between (16-19) year old (57.1%),(34.3%) are primary school graduates, (71.4%) are housewives, (77.1%) are living in rural area and(80%) are earning an income of (300-600) thousands ID. The overall evaluation of pregnant adolescents’have a lack of knowledge about preventive health behaviors during pregnancy without significantrelationship between pregnant adolescents’ knowledge and their demographic characteristics. As wellas, pregnant adolescents’ knowledge about preventive behaviors during pregnancy does not impose anyeffect upon their pregnancy outcome.Conclusions: The study’s unique finding is that pregnant adolescents have a lack of knowledge aboutpreventive health behaviors during pregnancy, and this knowledge does not have any effect on theirpregnancy outcome.Recommendations: Improving pregnant adolescents’ health literacy is the responsibility of healthcaresystems and healthcare professionals through emphasis by the Ministry of Health role through theantenatal care units to take a part and dissemination of education about the preventive health behaviorsamong pregnant adolescents especially primigravida, and particularly with each specific trimester.
Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes among Pregnant Women’s Towards Folic Acid in Take during Pregnancy in Al-Diwanyia Governorate Fadia H. Ali
Journal of Global Pharma Technology Volume 10 Issue 06: (2018) June 2018
Publisher : Journal of Global Pharma Technology

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Folic acid or folate is a B9 vitamin; it is affect the formation of cells in the fetus.  Objective: Assess the pregnant mothers' knowledge and attitudes towards folic acid during pregnancy and to determine the relationship between their demographic data and (knowledge and attitude).  Methodology: A descriptive design was carried out to assess knowledge and attitudes among pregnant women's towards a folic acid intake during pregnancy in Al-Diwanyia Governorate. A non- probability, purposive sample of (103) pregnant women at Al- Diwanyia Governorate was selected from the mothers who attending for follow up in the antenatal care unit of the gynecology and pediatric teaching hospital. A questionnaire was constructed for the purpose of the study, it was composed of three Likert scale was developed in order to collect the study data that include data related to socio-demographic data, questions related to mothers' knowledge and attitudes. Results: The present study indicate that (72.81 %) of mothers aged between 20-35 years. About half of them had university education(45.63%) and majority of them(85.43 %)  are housewives lived in urban areas (75.72 %) and ( 79.6 %) of them had fair ( insufficient ) knowledge about folic acid as usage, important, dose, and sources and More than half of the studied subjects (71.8 %) were had positive attitudes toward folic acid uses during pregnancy  and there is no statistical significance between mothers' knowledge and any of socio-demographic data except level of education and monthly income are significant at p. value less than 0.05.Conclusion: The pregnant women have fair of knowledge regarding folic acid and its importance during pregnancy and the majority of them had positive attitudes toward  uses of folic acid during pregnancy .Recommendation, developing of educational program for pregnant women to raise their knowledge about folic acid and its important during pregnancy, emerging sessions to explain the important of follow up in pregnancy given to the recent wife.Key words: Assessment, knowledge, attitudes, folic acid.
Co-Authors Ekhlas A. Hussein Hala S. Abdul Wahid