The practice of key essential nutrition actions among pregnant women in southwest Ethiopia: implications for optimal pregnancy outcomes

Table 4 Practice of practice of key ENA message among pregnant women in Worabe town, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 373)

Variables	Categories	Frequency (n = 373)	Percent (%)
Did you eat one additional meal every day?	No	153	41.0
Did you eat one additional meal every day?	Yes	220	59.0
Did you eat a variety of foods, particularly animal products plus fruits and vegetables during pregnancy?	No	126	33.8
	Yes	247	66.2
During the day and night, did you eat any of the following foods; Fruits-ripe mango, ripe papaya, cantaloupe, apricot	No	246	66.0
	Yes	127	34.0
Did you receive iron–folic acid?	No	130	34.9
Did you receive iron–folic acid?	Yes	243	65.1
Did you eat meat (liver, kidney and heart) and animal product?	No	120	32.2
	Yes	253	67.8
Did you eat green leafy vegetables during pregnancy?	No	84	22.5
Did you eat green leafy vegetables during pregnancy?	Yes	289	77.5
What kind of salt did you use while you cook family food?	None-iodized	104	27.9
What kind of salt did you use while you cook family food?	Iodized	269	72.1
When did you add salt in to the stew?	At the end	232	62.2
	At the middle	107	28.7
	At the beginning	34	9.1
Did you store salt in dark closed container?	No	70	18.8
Did you store salt in dark closed container?	Yes	303	81.2

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