Nutritional Knowledge and Cultural Food Beliefs on Dietary Practices of Pregnant Women

The paper assessed the nutritional knowledge and cultural food beliefs on dietary practices of pregnant women in Epe Local Government Area, Lagos State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study consisted of all registered pregnant women in seven...

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Published in:	International Journal of Home Economics, Hospitality and Allied Research
Main Authors:	Raffy O. Jembi, Abimbola A. Emmanuel, Abdurazaq T. Ibraheem
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Department of Home Economics & Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, P.M.B. 410001, Nsukka, Nigeria. 2023-12-01
Subjects:	cultural food belief dietary practices nutritional knowledge pregnant women
Online Access:	https://www.ijhhr.org/vol-2-iss-2/10-57012-ijhhr-v2n2-012/

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