Table 1.
Descriptive analysis of the study sample (n = 2262): categorical and continuous variables
| Variables | Means ± SD/% |
|---|---|
| Women dietary diversity (DD) | |
| Women DD ≤4 | 56.9 |
| Women DD ≥5 | 43.1 |
| Food groups used in creating women DD | |
| Grains-tubers-roots (yes) | 97.9 |
| Flesh food (beef, pork, fish etc.) (yes) | 82.2 |
| Dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt etc.)(yes) | 58.1 |
| Legumes (food made from beans, peas, lentils, nuts) (yes) | 28.4 |
| Eggs (yes) | 19.2 |
| Organ meat (yes) | 10.2 |
| Dark green vitamin A rich leafy vegetables (yes) | 55.6 |
| Vitamin A rich fruits and other vitamin A vegetables (yes) | 16.1 |
| Other fruits (yes) | 63.0 |
| Socio-demographic factors | |
| Maternal occupation | |
| Agriculture/labour | 54.2 |
| White collar | 45.8 |
| Maternal education | |
| No education | 37.8 |
| Primary | 24.1 |
| Secondary+ | 38.0 |
| Final say on own health care | |
| Has a say | 65.2 |
| Final say in making household purchases | |
| Has a say in taking final decision | 79.2 |
| Presence of co-wives in household | |
| There are co-wives | 21.0 |
| There are no co-wives | 79.0 |
| Continuous variables | |
| Maternal age | 30.10 ± 7.02 |
| Maternal parity | 3.70 ± 2.24 |
| Number of children under 5 years | 1.78 ± 0.99 |
| Number of household members | 5.88 ± 2.76 |