The purpose of this study, therefore, is to assess prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors of pica among Kurdish pregnant women. The physiological state of pregnancy also cause many to use it to treat nausea, other accompanying discomfort and inĮating disorder is a common phenomenon accompanying pregnancy including ingestion non-nutritive substances. Strikingly, majority of the respondents had no knowledge on the adverse health implications clay consumption had on the human body. Results obtained also suggest smell and taste of the clay, influenced the con sumption by these pregnant women to a large extent. Results: results from this study suggests geophagy prevalence of 48.4% (n=217) among pregnant women in the Ho municipality of Ghana. Mineral and microbial analyses were also conducted on the ore of the kaolin mined from Anfoega in the Volta Region of Ghana using standardized procedures. A face-to-face interview was conducted to administer a structured questionnaire to respondents. Methods: this study employed a cross-sectional convenient sampling method to sample 217 pregnant women and sellers of clay (Ayilo). This research sought to assess the mineral and microbial contents of kaolin and address the perceptions of pregnant women on geophagy. There have been some attendant problems with the consumption of clay especially by pregnant women. Notwithstanding, most Ghanaians consume this clay out of cravings, taste and smell. Different people use this type of clay for diverse purposes. Introduction: kaolin is a type of clay consumed mostly by women especially pregnant women of which the act of clay eating is termed geophagy.
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