Dietary cravings and aversions during pregnancy.

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dc.contributor.authorWijewardene, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorFonseka, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorGoonaratne, Cen_US
dc.date.accessioned1994-07-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T10:17:32Z
dc.date.available1994-07-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T10:17:32Z
dc.date.issued1994-07-01en_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy has been studied in detail, there is little information available regarding dietary aversions and some cravings during pregnancy. To study the prevalence and factors associated with dietary aversions and cravings during pregnancy, a survey was carried out on 1000 randomly selected pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in a district in southern Sri Lanka. In this group 473 (47.3%) had pregnancy cravings for wide variety of foods: sour food 65%, unripe fruits 40%, meat and fish 47%, ripe fruits 30%, food from alms giving 26% and jam and bread fruit 22%. Ninety nine per cent of those who had pregnancy cravings had made special attempt to obtain the food of their choice and all of them had their cravings satisfied by eating the food of their choice. Pregnancy cravings was significantly higher in women who married after a love affair's than in those who had on 'arranged' marriage (p < 0.05), in women who were superstitious (believed in devil dancing and gods) than in those who were not (p < 0.05), and in women with a family income of less than Rs. 2,500 than in those with an income of more than Rs. 2,500 (p < 0.05).en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWijewardene K, Fonseka P, Goonaratne C. Dietary cravings and aversions during pregnancy. Indian Journal of Public Health. 1994 Jul-Sep; 38(3): 95-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/109740
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFood Habitsen_US
dc.subject.meshFood Preferencesen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancyen_US
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshSri Lankaen_US
dc.titleDietary cravings and aversions during pregnancy.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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