Table 1.
Socio-demographic factors associated with fruit and vegetable consumption among adolescent girls in rural communities in the Dhanusha district of Nepal, 2018.
| Variables | Total | Fruit & Vegetable Consumption | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 407, (%) | Insufficient n = 359 (%) | Sufficient n = 48 (%) | OR (95%CI) | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 10–14 | 250 (61.4) | 225 (90.0) | 25 (10.0) | 1.5 (0.84–2.83) | 0.157 |
| 15–19 | 157 (38.6) | 134 (85.4) | 23 (14.6) | Reference | |
| Caste/ethnicity | |||||
| Dalit | 55 (13.5) | 51 (92.7) | 4 (7.3) | 2.23 (0.75–6.58) | 0.145 |
| Aadibasi/Janajati | 124 (30.5) | 114 (91.9) | 10 (8.1) | 1.99 (0.95–4.19) | 0.068 |
| Upper caste group | 228 (56.0) | 194 (85.1) | 34 (14.9) | Reference | |
| Religion | |||||
| Hindu | 380 (93.4) | 336 (88.4) | 44 (11.6) | 1.32 (0.43–4.01) | 0.614 |
| Muslim/others | 27 (6.6) | 23 (85.2) | 4 (14.8) | Reference | |
| Education | |||||
| <10 grade | 284 (69.8) | 263 (92.6) | 21 (7.4) | 3.52 (1.90–6.52) | 0.001 |
| ≥10 grade | 123 (30.2) | 96 (78.0) | 27 (22.0) | Reference | |
| Household structure | |||||
| Joint/extended | 162 (39.9) | 150 (92.6) | 12 (7.4) | 2.15 (1.08–4.27) | 0.026 |
| Nuclear | 245 (60.1) | 209 (85.3) | 36 (14.7) | Reference | |
| Main occupation in the household (parenteral) | |||||
| Others (skilled, unskilled or daily wage labor) | 135 (33.2) | 126 (93.3) | 9 (6.7) | 3.44 (1.44–8.22) | 0.005 |
| Foreign employment | 75 (18.4) | 66 (88.0) | 9 (12.0) | 1.80 (0.74–4.37) | 0.191 |
| Service/business | 116 (28.5) | 102 (87.9) | 14 (12.1) | 1.79 (0.82–3.91) | 0.143 |
| Agriculture | 81 (19.9) | 65 (80.2) | 16 (19.8) | Reference | |
| Household income (in tercile) | |||||
| 1st tercile | 185 (45.4) | 170 (91.1) | 15 (8.1) | 2.941.43 (6.05-) | 0.003 |
| 2nd tercile | 125 (30.8) | 112 (89.6) | 13(10.4) | 2.23 (1.05–4.76) | 0.037 |
| 3rd tercile | 97 (23.8) | 77 (79.4) | 20 (20.6) | Reference | |
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.