Elina Paloniemi, Maria Hagnäs, Ilona Mikkola, Markku Timonen, Ritva Vatjus
Reflective capacity and context of reflections: qualitative study of second-year medical students' learning diaries related to a general practice course
BMC medical education
household food insecurity hfi poorer prenatal diet quality associated adverse perinatal outcomes however research assessing relationship hfi diet quality pregnancy limited crosssectional online survey conducted examine relationship hfi diet quality among 1540 pregnant women australia multiple linear regression models used examine associations hfi severity marginal low low food security compared high food security diet quality variety adjusting age education equivalised household income relationship status logistic regression models used assess associations hfi odds meeting fruit vegetable recommendations adjusting education marginal low low food security associated poorer prenatal diet quality adj 19 36 53 respectively p 005 low food security associated lower dietary variety adj 05 p 0001 association also observed hfi lower odds meeting fruit adjusted odds ratio aor 061 95 ci 049076 p 0001 vegetable aor 040 95 ci 019084 p 0016 recommendations future research seek understand policy service system changes required reduce dietrelated disparities pregnancy