Food consumption behavior and the Increasing body weight of women with first pregnancy: case study, King Mongkut Memorial Hospital

Abstract

The purposes of this research were To study knowledge.consumption behaviors The increasing weight and relations of food consumptions and the increasing weight of woman with first pregnancy who received prenatal care at Prajomkloa Hospital Phetchaburi Province by using questionnaires use to collect date. Date analysis use the number, percent, mean Pearson correlation (r) The 3 best known level of the knowledge and avoidance of drinking alcohol. avoidance any beverage that contain caffeine. milk is the best drink the 3 least know and brown rice contain more vitamins than polished rice, infants had low intelligence because of iodine deficiency and the pregnancy woman should have many snacks during the day. Best consumption behaviors of woman are avoidance of alcohol and energy boosting drinks, taking medicines as doctor ordered and drinking milk is good for wellness. Negative behaviors are. food consumption depends on the consumer satisfaction. avoidance of any strong spicy food and eating half-cooked food. Increasing weight of woman the level is 7.92-12.52 kilograms. The result of formulation found that the knowledge about food consumption relates to the increasing weight, no relation between the food consumption and the increasing weight.