Variables | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Crave food not normally consumed* | ||
Yes | 278 | 46 |
Avoid any food items during current pregnancy* | ||
Yes | 354 | 58.6 |
Reason of avoiding food items | ||
Personal dislike | 179 | 29.6 |
Religion | 39 | 6.5 |
Makes fetus big | 17 | 2.8 |
Culture | 15 | 2.5 |
Follow specific dietary regime* | ||
Yes | 225 | 37.3 |
Meal frequency | ||
< 3 meals | 284 | 47 |
3 meals | 320 | 53 |
Eat snack between meals during current pregnancy* | ||
Yes | 439 | 72.7 |
Skipping any meal during current pregnancy* | ||
Yes | 131 | 21.7 |
Skipped Which meals | ||
Dinner | 68 | 11.3 |
Breakfast | 61 | 10.1 |
Lunch | 2 | 0.3 |
Eat protein rich foods during current pregnancya | ||
Yes | 487 | 80.6 |
Habits of eating fresh fruits and vegetablesa | ||
Yes | 475 | 78.6 |
Use iodized salta | ||
Yes | 564 | 93.4 |
Time of adding salt into cooking food | ||
At the end of cooking | 376 | 62.2 |
At the middle of cooking | 76 | 12.6 |
At the beginning of cooking | 146 | 24.2 |
Cook without any salt | 6 | 1.0 |
Amount of fluid drunk per day | ||
Less than a liter | 358 | 59.3 |
1–1.5 l | 168 | 27.8 |
More than 1.5 l | 78 | 12.9 |
Include the following in fluid | ||
Milk | 92 | 15.2 |
Fruit juice | 83 | 13.7 |
Soup | 141 | 23.3 |
Herbal tea | 288 | 47.8 |
Follow weight gain during current pregnancy | ||
Yes | 281 | 46.5 |