Update on the Global Prevalence of Pica in Pregnant Women: A Meta-analysis

IF 0.8 Q4 REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY

International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences Pub Date : 2023-03-11 DOI:10.15296/ijwhr.2023.18

Shahrzad Sanjari, Mohammad Reza Mohammidi Soleimani, Azita Amir Fakhraei

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Abstract

Objectives: Pregnancy pica is harmful to the mother and her baby. This study aimed to update the global prevalence of pica in pregnant women. Methods: Scopus, Science Direct, Wiley online, Google Scholar, and PubMed databases were searched for observational studies until July 2021. This search was done with the keywords "pregnancy pica", "prevalence of pica", "pica frequency". After evaluating the extracted studies based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 45 final articles were selected. Calculations were performed based on STATA software. Publication bias was also assessed. Results: The global prevalence of pica in pregnancy in the final forty-five articles (Sample size: 21267) was 34%. However, the prevalence has decreased since 2015. In the subgroup analysis, rural women, women with lower education, younger women, unemployed women, and women living in the African geographical area had the highest prevalence of pica. Our results also showed that this rate was higher in women in the first trimester of pregnancy and multiparous women. Conclusions: The global prevalence of pica was 34%. Therefore, it is recommended to implement educational programs, empower women and distribute nutritional supplements during pregnancy.

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全球孕妇异食癖流行的最新进展:一项荟萃分析

目的:妊娠异食癖对母亲和婴儿有害。这项研究旨在更新全球孕妇异食癖的流行情况。方法:在Scopus、Science Direct、Wiley online、Google Scholar和PubMed数据库中检索观察性研究，直至2021年7月。搜索关键词是“孕期异食癖”，“异食癖的患病率”，“异食癖的频率”。根据纳入和排除标准对提取的研究进行评估后，最终选择了45篇文章。采用STATA软件进行计算。还评估了发表偏倚。结果:在最后的45篇文章(样本量:21267)中，妊娠期异食癖的全球患病率为34%。然而，自2015年以来，患病率有所下降。在亚组分析中，农村妇女、受教育程度较低的妇女、年轻妇女、失业妇女和生活在非洲地理区域的妇女的异食癖患病率最高。我们的研究结果还表明，在怀孕的前三个月和多胞胎妇女中，这一比率更高。结论:异食癖的全球患病率为34%。因此，建议实施教育计划，赋予妇女权力，并在怀孕期间分发营养补充剂。

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International Journal of Women's Health and Reproduction Sciences REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： All kind of knowledge contributing to the development of science by its content, value, level and originality will be covered by IJWHR. Problems of public health and their solutions are at the head of the windows opening us to the world. The "International Journal of Women''s Health and Reproduction Sciences” is a modern forum for scientific communication, covering all aspects women health and reproduction sciences, in basic and clinical sciences, mainly including: -Medical Education in Women Health and Reproduction Sciences -Cardiology in Women Health-Related Reproductive Problems -Sports Medicine in Women Health and Reproduction Sciences -Psychiatry in Women Health-Related Reproductive Problems -Antioxidant Therapy in Reproduction Medicine Sciences -Nutrition in Women Health and Reproduction Sciences -Defense Androgen and Estrogen -Fertility and Infertility -Urogynecology -Endometriosis -Endocrinology -Breast Cancer -Menopause -Puberty -Eroticism -Pregnancy -Preterm Birth -Vaginal Diseases -Sex-Based Biology -Surgical Procedures -Nursing in Pregnancy -Obstetrics/Gynecology -Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -Hyperandrogenism in Females -Menstrual Syndrome and Complications -Oncology of Female Reproductive Organs -Traditional Medicine in Women Reproductive Health -Ultrasound in Women Health Reproduction sciences -Stem Cell Research In Women Reproduction Sciences -Complementary Medicine in Women Reproductive Health -Female Sexual Dysfunction: Pathophysiology & Treatment