Determinants of undernutrition among adolescent pregnant women in public hospitals of Awi Zone, Northwest, Ethiopia
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An unmatched case-control study was conducted among 319 pregnant adolescents from March 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025. A systematic sampling technique was used. Data were collected using pretested structured questionnaires and chart review checklist. The data collection tool was comprised of sociodemographic characteristics (maternal age, residence, marital status, religion, educational status, occupation, family size, average family income), maternal related characteristics (gravidity, parity, GA, age of ANC initiation, pregnancy complications, hemoglobin level, decision making autonomy, iron folate supplementation, duration of iron folate supplementation), nutritional knowledge and Practices (knowledge of nutritional needs during pregnancy, dietary diversity, food restriction during pregnancy, participation in food cooking demonstration, awareness of essential food groups, dietary intake status, prenatal dietary advice) and lifestyle and medical related factors (pre-existing chronic disease, substance use, and malarial infestation related characteristics. The dataset is available in SPSS format.