Covariates of pica among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Kawempe hospital, Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorNakiyemba, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorObore, Susan
dc.contributor.authorMusaba, Milton
dc.contributor.authorWandabwa, Julius
dc.contributor.authorKiondo, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-21T08:43:05Z
dc.date.available2023-08-21T08:43:05Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionResearch article
dc.description.abstractPica is the craving and purposive eating of nonfood items. It is common worldwide and presents among vulnerable populations like children and pregnant women. Its etiology and health consequences are not well understood. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and covariates of pica among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Kawempe hospital in Uganda. We conducted a cross-sectional study from July 2019 to December 2019. Participants in this study were 307 pregnant women who had come to attend antenatal clinic at the hospital. The prevalence of pica was computed. Bivariate and multivariable analysis was done to establish the factors that were independently associated with pica. The prevalence of pica was 57%. The most common type of pica was geophagia (eating clay and sand) followed by pagophagia (eating ice). Of the women who practiced pica, half consumed the nonfood items daily. Factors independently associated with pica were being in the third trimester (adjusted OR [aOR]: 3.60; 95% CI: 1.36–9.48] and having nausea in pregnancy (aOR: 2.11; 95% CI: 1.20–3.70). At Kawempe hospital, pica is common among women who attend the antenatal clinic and is associated with having nausea in pregnancy and being in the third trimester. Health workers need to counsel pregnant women about the dangers of pica so as to reduce helminth infections and micronutrient deficiency associated with it.
dc.description.sponsorshipMakerere University College of Health Sciences, Mulago Hospital, Busitema University
dc.identifier.citationNakiyemba O, . . . et al. (2021). Covariates of Pica among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Kawempe Hospital, Kampala, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jul 12;105(4):909-914. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0028. PMID: 34252052; PMCID: PMC8592137.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.60682/kcnq-dk76
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Surgery::Obstetrics and women's diseases::Obstetrics and gynaecology
dc.titleCovariates of pica among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Kawempe hospital, Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
dc.typeArticle
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