Table 4 Dietary practices of the pregnant women in Bahir Dar town, Northwestern Ethiopia, 2016(n = 616)
From: Dietary practices and associated factors during pregnancy in northwestern Ethiopia
Questions/variables | Number (n = 616) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Avoid any food or diet in the current pregnancy | Yes | 203 | 33.0 |
No | 413 | 67.0 | |
Reasons of avoiding | Religion | 151 | 74.38 |
Culture | 2 | 1.0 | |
To avoid big baby | 17 | 8.37 | |
Labor difficulty | 6 | 2.95 | |
Others (dislike, discomfort) | 27 | 13.30 | |
Dietary regimen during current pregnancy | Yes | 414 | 67.2 |
No | 202 | 32.8 | |
Skipping meal during current pregnancy | Yes | 380 | 61.7 |
No | 236 | 38.3 | |
Type of meal skipped | Breakfast | 266 | 70 |
Lunch | 6 | 1.6 | |
Snack | 93 | 24.5 | |
Dinner | 15 | 3.9 | |
Taking additional meal | Yes | 436 | 70.8 |
No | 180 | 29.2 | |
Number of additional meals | 1.One | 210 | 48.17 |
2. Two | 217 | 49.77 | |
3. Three and more | 9 | 2.06 | |
Took iron supplement | Yes | 400 | 64.9 |
No | 216 | 35.1 | |
Habits of eating snacks between meals | Yes | 494 | 80.2 |
No | 122 | 19.8 | |
Consumption/eating CHO rich foods daily | Yes | 257 | 41.7 |
No | 359 | 58.3 | |
Consumption/eating protein rich foods daily | Yes | 293 | 38.8 |
No | 377 | 61.2 | |
Consumption/eating fresh vegetables daily | Yes | 477 | 77.4 |
No | 139 | 22.6 | |
Consumption/eating fruits daily | Yes | 429 | 69.6 |
No | 187 | 30.4 | |
Following weight during pregnancy | Yes | 464 | 75.3 |
No | 152 | 24.7 | |
Good (score ≥ 75%) | 242 | 39.3 | |
Overall dietary practices | Poor (score < 75%) | 374 | 60.7 |