Table 5: Nutritional related characteristics of the women who attended ANC the public health facilities of Pawi district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020, (n = 420).
Variable |
No. (%) |
Main stable diet Teff Maize Dagusa |
179 (42.6) 107 (25.5) 134 (31.9) |
Frequency of meals consumed per day Three times or above Less than two times |
293 (69.8) 127 (30.2) |
Family food source Grow their own Buy/purchase |
200 (47.6) 220 (52.4) |
Counseled about nutrition Yes No |
297 (70.0) 123 (29.3) |
Meat consumption at least once per week At least once per week Less than once per week |
158 (37.6) 262 (62.4) |
Fruit and vegetable consumption at least once per day Yes No |
187 (44.5) 233 (55.5) |
Coffee consumption after a meal Always after every a meal Sometimes Not at all |
249 (59.3) 86 (20.5) 85 (20.2) |
Tea consumption after a meal Always after every meal Sometimes Not at all |
119 (28.3) 185 (44.0) 116 (27.65) |
Minimum Dietary Diversity Score food groups Cereal/starchy staples Pulses (beans, peas, and lentils) Dark green leafy vegetables Vitamin A rich fruit Egg Meat and fish Nuts and seeds Milk and milk product Oils and fats |
324 (77.1) 276 (65.7) 183 (43.6) 127 (30.2) 57 (13.6) 64 (15.3) 138 (32.9) 108 (25.7) 389 (92.6) |
Minimum Dietary Diversity Score Poor Medium High |
123 (29.3) 191 (45.5) 106 (25.2) |
MUAC Undernourished (< 23 cm) Normal (≥ 23 cm) |
119 (28.3) 301 (71.7) |