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Table 2 Dietary Characteristics of pregnant women attending Antenatal care in Mekele town health institutions, Northern Ethiopia, 2014

From: Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women of Mekelle town: a cross sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Staple foods

  

Injera and wet

418

67.5

Maize and Sorghum

155

25.0

Spagati and Rice

46

7.4

 

619

100%

Meal Frequency

  

More than three times per day

126

20.4

Three times per day

318

51.4

Less than two times per week

175

28.3

Frequency of taking Milk

  

More than twice per day

140

22.6

Once per day

127

20.5

Once per week

108

17.4

Twice per week

210

33.9

More than twice per week

34

5.5

Frequency of taking Egg

  

Once per week

173

27.9

Twice per week

283

45.7

More than twice per week

163

26.3

Frequency of taking Fruit

  

Once per week

311

50.2

Twice per week

197

31.8

More than twice per week

111

17.9

Frequency of taking vegetable

  

Once per week

87

14.1

Twice per week

452

73

More than twice per week

80

12.9

Dietary Diversity Score

  

Low

142

22.9

Medium

271

43.8

High

206

33.3

Nutritional status

  

<21 cm

49

7.9

21 cm-23 cm

230

37.1

>23 cm

340

54.9