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Impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms – Libya

This study aims to determine the prevalence of low birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms -Libya and the associated factors with the low birth weight of the baby. A cross-sectional study was performed in Libya, in 2015 using a pretested self-administered questionnaire on a stratified sample of 408 p...

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Main Authors: Alabed, Alabed Ali A., Aljrbi, E.A., Al-Mahdi, A.Y., Abdulsalam, R., Al-Maleki, A.R., Ghazi, H.F.
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spelling my.um.eprints.356982022-12-20T02:36:55Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/35698/ Impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms – Libya Alabed, Alabed Ali A. Aljrbi, E.A. Al-Mahdi, A.Y. Abdulsalam, R. Al-Maleki, A.R. Ghazi, H.F. R Medicine (General) This study aims to determine the prevalence of low birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms -Libya and the associated factors with the low birth weight of the baby. A cross-sectional study was performed in Libya, in 2015 using a pretested self-administered questionnaire on a stratified sample of 408 pregnant women. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out for statistical analysis. Out of a total of 408 respondents, the prevalence of low birth-weight baby was 23.5. The most of participants were aged between 19-26 years old (49). Dietary supplements (folic acid, iron, omega and vitamin A, D, E, S, M), natural fruits (apple, grape, watermelon, plum, figs, strawberry and peaches), all milk and dairy products (milk, cheese and yogurt), meat, fish, egg, legumes were significantly associated with baby weight (P ˂0.05) using bivariate analysis. Furthermore, other factors such as culture and lifestyle and popular diets such as breakfast time, additional meal, soft drink, stimulants, barley wheat brown bread and dates also closely associated with the low-birth weight of new-borns (P ˂0.05). The intake of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women influenced on the birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms-Libya. Therefore, awareness regarding intake of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food is highly recommended. © 2021 Malaysian Public Health Physicians 2021 Article PeerReviewed Alabed, Alabed Ali A. and Aljrbi, E.A. and Al-Mahdi, A.Y. and Abdulsalam, R. and Al-Maleki, A.R. and Ghazi, H.F. (2021) Impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms – Libya. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 21 (2). pp. 426-433. ISSN 16750306, DOI https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.2/art.1114 <https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.2/art.1114>. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85116016319&doi=10.37268%2fmjphm%2fvol.21%2fno.2%2fart.1114&partnerID=40&md5=e359ae745787cb4748da2b957aebd2a3 10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.2/art.1114
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Alabed, Alabed Ali A.
Aljrbi, E.A.
Al-Mahdi, A.Y.
Abdulsalam, R.
Al-Maleki, A.R.
Ghazi, H.F.
Impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms – Libya
description This study aims to determine the prevalence of low birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms -Libya and the associated factors with the low birth weight of the baby. A cross-sectional study was performed in Libya, in 2015 using a pretested self-administered questionnaire on a stratified sample of 408 pregnant women. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were carried out for statistical analysis. Out of a total of 408 respondents, the prevalence of low birth-weight baby was 23.5. The most of participants were aged between 19-26 years old (49). Dietary supplements (folic acid, iron, omega and vitamin A, D, E, S, M), natural fruits (apple, grape, watermelon, plum, figs, strawberry and peaches), all milk and dairy products (milk, cheese and yogurt), meat, fish, egg, legumes were significantly associated with baby weight (P ˂0.05) using bivariate analysis. Furthermore, other factors such as culture and lifestyle and popular diets such as breakfast time, additional meal, soft drink, stimulants, barley wheat brown bread and dates also closely associated with the low-birth weight of new-borns (P ˂0.05). The intake of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women influenced on the birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms-Libya. Therefore, awareness regarding intake of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food is highly recommended. © 2021
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author Alabed, Alabed Ali A.
Aljrbi, E.A.
Al-Mahdi, A.Y.
Abdulsalam, R.
Al-Maleki, A.R.
Ghazi, H.F.
author_facet Alabed, Alabed Ali A.
Aljrbi, E.A.
Al-Mahdi, A.Y.
Abdulsalam, R.
Al-Maleki, A.R.
Ghazi, H.F.
author_sort Alabed, Alabed Ali A.
title Impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms – Libya
title_short Impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms – Libya
title_full Impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms – Libya
title_fullStr Impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms – Libya
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in Sugh El-Chmis /Alkhoms – Libya
title_sort impacts of dietary supplements and nutrient-rich food for pregnant women on birth weight in sugh el-chmis /alkhoms – libya
publisher Malaysian Public Health Physicians
publishDate 2021
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