Table 3.
Individual characteristics related to dietary and behavioral characteristics of respondents with major depressive disorder in University of Gondar Referral Teaching Hospital and Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 405).
| Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Taking prescribed diet | ||
| Yes | 56 | 13.8 |
| No | 349 | 86.2 |
| Food commonly eaten | ||
| Injera | 311 | 76.6 |
| Bread/Kita | 69 | 17 |
| Qolo (cereals) | 25 | 6.2 |
| Frequency of meal per day | ||
| Two times | 135 | 33.3 |
| Three times | 241 | 59.5 |
| Four times | 29 | 7.2 |
| Taking breakfast | ||
| Yes | 253 | 62.5 |
| No | 152 | 37.5 |
| Fruit & vegetable per day | ||
| Yes | 132 | 32.6 |
| No | 273 | 67.4 |
| Water or fluid intake/day | ||
| <3 litters | 282 | 69.9 |
| 3–5 litters | 95 | 23.5 |
| >5 litters | 28 | 6.9 |
| Current smoker | ||
| Yes | 33 | 14.6 |
| No | 372 | 85.4 |
| Current use of alcohol | ||
| Yes | 55 | 13.6 |
| No | 350 | 86.4 |
| Frequency alcohol use | ||
| Once per day | 21 | 38.2 |
| >1 per day | 26 | 47.3 |
| Once per week | 8 | 12.7 |