Survey and Analysis on the nutrition knowledge level and service demand in pregnant women

Abstract

Objective To know pregnant women' s knowledge level of nutrition in pregnant period, and know their demand and attitude to nutrition service in order to offer instruction for pregnant nutrition clinic service. Methods Questionnaires in the pregnant nutrition clinic of our hospital were done. Results 466 available ques-tionnaires were got back, and the results showed that pregnant women knew a few part of the nutrition knowledge in pregnant period and had a lot of misunderstanding about it. Ninety-eight percent people need to know more pregnant nutrition knowledge. People normally obtained the pregnant nutrition knowledge through the ways such as books and periodicals(74.03%), friends and families(71.03%)and website (48.92). The best ways to know nutrition knowl-edge were from nutrition clinic (72.10%), special course of lectures about pregnant nutrition (71.03%) and pregnant women school (54.93%). The most necessary services in the nutrition clinic were nutrition knowledge instruction(80. 04%), supplying the balanced nutrition diet(68.02%), individual diet instruction(62.02%), rationality of meal evaluating(54.93%)and nutrition status evaluating(54.72%). Ninety-four percent pregnant women in the survey were satisfied with services that were supplied by the pregnant nutrition clinic. Conclusion Pregnant women are lack of nutrition knowledge and demand more professional instruction way as pregnant nutrition clinic or special course of lectures about pregnant nutrition etc. They need higher level service as nutrition knowledge instruction, supply the balanced nutrition diet, individual diet instruction and rationality of meal evaluating. Key words: Pregnant women; Nutrition; Knowledge; Demand of service