Effects Of Nutrition Education And Counseling Intervention On Materna Weight And Obstetric Outcomes Among Pregnant Women Of Gedeo Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2019, A Cluster Randomized Control Trial

Effects Of Nutrition Education And Counseling Intervention On Maternal Weight And Obstetric Outcomes Among Pregnant Women Of Gedeo Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2019, Cluster Randomized Control Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202101757871954

Enrollment

235

Registered

2021-01-18

Start date

2019-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

nutrition education and counseling

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All Pregnant mothers in the second trimester (4th &5th month) of pregnancy attending ANC service at selected health institutions will be included in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: : Pregnant mothers <18 years and comorbidity with complications and special requirements were excluded from the study. Diagnosed with chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and twin pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
After nutrition education and counseling, mothers in the intervention group had better body weight than those in the control group (65.03kg vs. 56.8kg, p= 0.038).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
increase birth weight	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactMohammed Feyiso

lecturer and institutional review boardd member

mamfys8@gmail.com+251926172375

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026