Table 3 Dietary intake and supplements pregnancy, and nutritional status of mothers involved in the study at Wolaita Sodo town in South Ethiopia, March 2016
Variables (n = 432) | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cereals | Yes | 258 | 59.7 |
No | 174 | 40.3 | |
Starchy roots and tubers | Yes | 47 | 10.9 |
No | 385 | 89.1 | |
Legumes | Yes | 91 | 21.1 |
No | 341 | 78.9 | |
Dairy products | Yes | 34 | 7.9 |
No | 398 | 92.1 | |
Meat | No | 432 | 100 |
Fish and poultry | No | 432 | 100 |
Vegetables | Yes | 38 | 8.8 |
No | 394 | 91.2 | |
Fruits and nuts | Yes | 43 | 10.0 |
No | 389 | 90.0 | |
Egg | Yes | 2 | 0.5 |
No | 430 | 99.5 | |
Additional meal during pregnancy | Yes | 293 | 67.8 |
No | 139 | 32.2 | |
Took iron supplements | Yes | 355 | 92.0 |
No | 31 | 8.0 | |
Number of iron tablets taken | < 90 | 264 | 61.1 |
90–180 | 91 | 21.1 | |
Unknown | 77 | 17.8 | |
MUAC of the mother | < 23 cm | 166 | 38.4 |
23+ cm | 266 | 61.6 | |