Table 2 Dietary diversity and other nutrition and health related characteristics of adolescent girls in Dabat HDSS site, northwest Ethiopia, 2016
Variables | Response | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Dietary diversity | Adequate DD | 225 | 14.5 |
Inadequate DD | 1325 | 85.5 | |
Starchy staples | No | 2 | 0.1 |
Yes | 1549 | 99.9 | |
Dark green leafy vegetables | No | 1414 | 91.2 |
Yes | 136 | 8.8 | |
Other vitamin A rich fruits and vegetables | No | 1519 | 98.0 |
Yes | 31 | 2 | |
Other fruits and vegetables | No | 966 | 62.3 |
Yes | 584 | 37.7 | |
Organ meat | No | 1536 | 99.1 |
Yes | 14 | 0.9 | |
Meat and fish | No | 1247 | 80.5 |
Yes | 303 | 19.5 | |
Eggs | No | 1482 | 95.6 |
Yes | 68 | 4.4 | |
Legumes, nuts, and seeds | No | 289 | 18.6 |
Yes | 1261 | 81.4 | |
Milk and milk products | No | 1388 | 89.5 |
Yes | 162 | 10.5 | |
Meal frequency | < 3 meals | 69 | 4.5 |
≥ 3 meals | 1489 | 95.5 | |
Purpose of home gardening | No home gardening | 892 | 57.5 |
Fully for selling | 12 | 0.8 | |
Partially for selling | 131 | 8.5 | |
Totally for household consumption | 515 | 33.2 | |
Previous alcohol intake | No | 188 | 12.1 |
Yes | 1362 | 87.9 | |
Current alcohol intake | No | 371 | 23.9 |
Yes | 1179 | 76.1 | |
Frequency of alcohol intake | Daily | 55 | 3.5 |
One time per week | 434 | 28.0 | |
One times per month | 543 | 35.0 | |
Two times per month | 518 | 33.5 | |
Stunting | Not stunted | 816 | 52.6 |
Stunted | 734 | 47.4 | |
Thinness | Not thin | 1300 | 83.9 |
Thinness | 250 | 16.1 | |
Beginning of menstruation | No | 1400 | 90.3 |
Yes | 150 | 9.7 | |
Menstruation started age | 11–14 | 67 | 4.3 |
15–17 | 83 | 5.4 | |
Taking de-worming tablet | No | 530 | 34.2 |
Yes | 1020 | 65.8 | |
Taking iron folic acid tablet | No | 1388 | 89.5 |
Yes | 162 | 10.5 | |
Food security status | In secured | 389 | 25.1 |
Secured | 1161 | 74.9 |