Food Security and Maternal Nutrition Status

NCT05576363 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: UMalaysiaSabah
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 150
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Food insecurity has been climbing slowly for several recent years and affects more than 30% of the world population in 2021. Poor households tend to have poor diet quality in accordance to expensive price of food, thus reduce dietary diversity. They frequently consume low-cost foods that are high in energy density but low in micronutrient content, diets that are poor in fruits, vegetables, milk, and dairy products, and eating habits that are unhealthy. The double burden malnutrition will affect pregnant women who were vulnerable due to increase demand of nutrition during pregnancy and also their infants. Food insecurity has been linked to maternal stress, weight gain, gestational diabetes, low birth weight, birth defects, premature birth, hospitalization of infants aged less than 6 months and cause the long-term consequences for child growth and development. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the level of food security and its association with maternal nutrition and birth outcomes. This prospective cohort study will be conducted among 150 pregnant women (in 2nd trimester) at government health clinic near Kota Kinabalu. The participants will be assessed on sociodemographic data, socio-economic, medical history, anthropometry measurements, food security, dietary intake and stress level at baseline. After 6 months, birth outcomes will be recorded. The expected outcomes will be that there will be high prevalence of food insecurity among pregnant mother. Besides, the food insecure mothers will be associated with poor nutritional status and have negative consequences on birth outcomes (low birth weight and short stature). This study will highlight the level of food insecurity to inform much needed interventions to address important global health challenges of nutrition and could improve the prenatal care.

Conditions

Pregnancy Related

Keywords

Food security, Pregnancy, Nutritional status, Infant

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Level of food security level and nutritional status of pregnant mothers in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

  Assessment food security by using Radimer Cornell Food Insecurity Questionnaire and 3 days diet recall for nutritional status

  January 2023- June 2023

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Association between level of food security and nutritional status status.

  January 2023- June 2023

Other Outcomes (1)

• Association between maternal nutritional status and birth outcomes outcomes.

  January 2024- April 2024

Study Arms (1)

Maternal

Second trimester

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 39 Years
• Sex: female
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Pregnant mother at second trimester

You may qualify if:

• In second trimester (13-27 weeks of pregnancy)
• B40 income group (\<RM3490) as categorized for population in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
• Aged 18-39 years old
• Malaysian
• Have no/controlled medical illness

You may not qualify if:

• Multiple pregnancy
• Uncontrolled medical illness
• Have pregnancy complications

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Malaysia Sabah: lead

Related Publications (1)

• 1. Life Science Research Office Expert Panel, National Research Council. The federation of American societies for experimental biology. In: Wunderlich GS, Norwood JL, editors. Food insecurity and hunger in the United States: an assessment of the measure. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 1990. pp. 13-54.

  BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• DR. BIBI NABIHAH ABDUL HAKIM, PHD

  Universiti Malaysia Sabah

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

DR. BIBI NABIHAH ABDUL HAKIM, PHD

CONTACT

(+06)088210900; bibinabihah@ums.edu.my

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 8, 2022
• First Posted: October 12, 2022
• Study Start: July 28, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 28, 2023
• Study Completion: August 15, 2024
• Last Updated: October 12, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share