التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Improving maternal and adolescent nutrition in Tanzania. |
| المؤلفون: |
Tinkasimile, Amani, Sando, Mary, Leyna, Germana, Mosha, Dominic, Sando, David, Yussuf, Mashavu, Lyatuu, Isaac, Mapendo, Frank |
| المصدر: |
Tanzania Journal of Health Research; 2022 Supplement, Vol. 23, p64-65, 2p |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Adequate nutrition is essential particularly for women of reproductive health because inadequate nutrition impairs women's own health and health of their unborn children. About 45% of women of reproductive age and 57% of pregnant women in the country were found to be anemic in a survey (TDHS 2015-16). Although 98% of women received antenatal care from skilled providers, only 51% have four or more ANC visits as recommended. Objectives: To; assess the nutritional status of pregnant women attending ANC clinics; evaluate health facility compliance to national guidelines on the provision of maternal and nutritional services; determine patient and provider satisfaction and perception on the current maternal and health services. Methods: This survey used quantitative data collection methods covering six districts of Mbeya Region. Data were collected from 78 health facilities providing antenatal care where 2183 women (pregnant and breastfeeding), 78 health care providers, and 156 Community Health Workers were surveyed. Results: Overall, about 38% of women in the surveyed Mbeya districts were anemic. Most participants reported having their weight measured (96.1%) and had abdominal examinations (94.1%). Urinalysis was reported to be the least performed examination (51.9%). More than half of the women (57%) received nutritional counselling. Majority of pregnant women (98%) were satisfied with the quality of ANC services provided. Half of the CHWs (50%) reported not having required resources for their job and majority (80%) of them were not satisfied with their stipend. Conclusion: The findings show variation in levels of anemia among pregnant women, access to food; nutrition practices and determinants of ANC care utilization. Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) interventions are required in the community to promote healthy diet at family level and at the facilities to promote maternal nutrition counselling, strengthening the importance of ANC attendance completeness and food fortification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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