Table 2.
Consumption of food groups, food security, and comorbidity status of study participants in MCH at AGH, Alamata town, 2017 (n=412).
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Starchy staples | ||
| Yes | 406 | 98.5 |
| No | 6 | 1.5 |
| Vitamin A-rich fruit and vegetable | ||
| Yes | 168 | 40.8 |
| No | 244 | 59.2 |
| Other vegetables | ||
| Yes | 336 | 81.6 |
| No | 76 | 18.4 |
| Dark green leaf vegetable | ||
| Yes | 348 | 84.5 |
| No | 64 | 15.5 |
| Fruit | ||
| Yes | 92 | 22.3 |
| No | 320 | 77.7 |
| Meat, poultry, and fish | ||
| Yes | 131 | 31.8 |
| No | 281 | 68.2 |
| Egg | ||
| Yes | 141 | 34.2 |
| No | 271 | 65.8 |
| Pulses | ||
| Yes | 213 | 51.7 |
| No | 199 | 48.3 |
| Dairy | ||
| Yes | 203 | 49.3 |
| No | 209 | 50.7 |
| Nuts and seeds | ||
| Yes | 221 | 53.6 |
| No | 191 | 46.4 |
| Dietary diversity | ||
| High dietary diversity | 252 | 61.2 |
| Low dietary diversity | 160 | 38.8 |
| Food security status | ||
| Food secured | 281 | 68.2 |
| Food unsecured without hunger food | 123 | 29.9 |
| Unsecured with hunger | 8 | 1.9 |
| Food eating pattern | ||
| Three meals and above | 102 | 24.8 |
| Two meals and eating between meal | 295 | 71.6 |
| Two meals only or below | 15 | 3.6 |
| Illness in last 4 week before assessment | ||
| Yes | 54 | 13.1 |
| No | 358 | 86.9 |
| Types of illness | ||
| Malaria | 191 | 46.4 |
| HIV/AIDS | 198 | 48.0 |
| Others | 23 | 5.6 |
Others: tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus.