Table 3 Nutrition related characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal care in Dera District health facilities, Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| MUAC | ||
| Undernourished (MUAC < 23 cm) | 125 | 35.8 |
| Normal (MUAC ≥ 23 cm) | 223 | 64.1 |
| Meal frequency in the previous 24 h | ||
| Twice | 86 | 24.7 |
| Three times | 199 | 57.2 |
| Four and above times | 63 | 18.1 |
| History of iron supplementation for the current pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 303 | 87.1 |
| No | 45 | 12.9 |
| Eating vegetables food groups at least once per week | ||
| Yes | 156 | 44.8 |
| No | 192 | 55.2 |
| Eating animal source food at least once per week | ||
| Yes | 115 | 67 |
| No | 233 | 33 |