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%) |