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. 2024 Jul 24;19(7):e0307749. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307749

Table 6. Women dietary diversity question model of pregnant adolescents and young women in Gulu regional referral hospital and St Mary’s Hospital Lacor.

Food category Undernutrition
No Yes ALL p-value
283 (87.3%) 41 (12.7%) 324 (100.0%)
Foods made from grains
No 2 (0.7%) 0 (0.0%) 2 (0.6%) 0.589
Yes 281 (99.3%) 41 (100.0%) 322 (99.4%)
White roots and tubers and plantains
No 1 (0.4%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.3%) 0.703
Yes 282 (99.6%) 41 (100.0%) 323 (99.7%)
Pulses (beans, peas and lentils)
No 3 (1.1%) 0 (0.0%) 3 (0.9%) 0.508
Yes 280 (98.9%) 41 (100.0%) 321 (99.1%)
Nuts and seeds
No 7 (2.5%) 1 (2.4%) 8 (2.5%) 0.989
Yes 276 (97.5%) 40 (97.6%) 316 (97.5%)
Milk and milk product
No 55 (19.4%) 15 (36.6%) 70 (21.6%) 0.013
Yes 228 (80.6%) 26 (63.4%) 254 (78.4%)
Organ meat
No 79 (27.9%) 11 (26.8%) 90 (27.8%) 0.885
Yes 204 (72.1%) 30 (73.2%) 234 (72.2%)
Meat and poultry
No 21 (7.4%) 7 (17.1%) 28 (8.6%) 0.040
Yes 262 (92.6%) 34 (82.9%) 296 (91.4%)
Fish and seafood
No 19 (6.7%) 8 (19.5%) 27 (8.3%) 0.006
Yes 264 (93.3%) 33 (80.5%) 297 (91.7%)
Eggs
No 33 (11.7%) 8 (19.5%) 41 (12.7%) 0.158
Yes 250 (88.3%) 33 (80.5%) 283 (87.3%)
Vitamin A-rich vegetables, roots and tubers
No 17 (6.0%) 2 (4.9%) 19 (5.9%) 0.774
Yes 266 (94.0%) 39 (95.1%) 305 (94.1%)
Dark green leafy vegetables
No 1 (0.4%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.3%) 0.703
Yes 282 (99.6%) 41 (100.0%) 323 (99.7%)
Vitamin A-rich fruits
No 8 (2.8%) 4 (9.8%) 12 (3.7%) 0.028
Yes 275 (97.2%) 37 (90.2%) 312 (96.3%)
Other vegetables
No 65 (23.0%) 4 (9.8%) 69 (21.3%) 0.053
Yes 218 (77.0%) 37 (90.2%) 255 (78.7%)
Other fruits
No 62 (21.9%) 4 (9.8%) 66 (20.4%) 0.071
Yes 221 (78.1%) 37 (90.2%) 258 (79.6%)