Table 3 Dietary knowledge of the pregnant women in Bahir Dar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016(n = 616)
From: Dietary practices and associated factors during pregnancy in northwestern Ethiopia
Questions (statements)/variables | Yes | No | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | (%) | |
Food is important for growth and development of fetus. | 610 | 99 | 6 | 1 |
Food is important for providing heat, energy and for the normal functioning of women’s body. | 605 | 98.2 | 11 | 1.8 |
Food is important for fighting infection or disease. | 605 | 98.2 | 11 | 1.8 |
Knowledge about balanced diet | 510 | 82.8 | 106 | 17.2 |
Inadequate diet can cause miscarriage and still birth. | 422 | 68.5 | 194 | 31.5 |
Knowledge about carbohydrate source foods | 463 | 75.2 | 153 | 24.8 |
Knowledge about protein source foods | 487 | 79.1 | 129 | 20.9 |
Knowledge about iron source foods | 372 | 60.4 | 244 | 39.6 |
Knowledge about vitamin A source foods | 395 | 64.1 | 221 | 35.9 |
Knowledge about Iodine source foods | 300 | 48.7 | 316 | 51.3 |
Knowledge status | Good (score ≥ 75%) 378 | 61.4% | ||
Poor (score < 75%) 238 | 38.6% | |||