Table 3.
Dietary and micronutrient uptake characteristics of postnatal mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFA tablet took during pregnancy | Yes | 368 | 86.8 |
| No | 56 | 13.2 | |
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| GA when IFA tablet started | <16 weeks | 176 | 51.5 |
| 20–24 weeks | 90 | 26.3 | |
| 26–30 weeks | 67 | 19.6 | |
| 30–34 weeks | 9 | 2.6 | |
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| Adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation | Poor adherence | 248 | 72.7 |
| Good adherence | 93 | 27.3 | |
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| Hot drink while taking iron | Yes | 135 | 39.5 |
| No | 207 | 60.5 | |
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| Frequency of meal per day | ≤3 | 322 | 76.1 |
| >3 | 101 | 23.9 | |
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| Midupper arm circumference in centimeter (cm) | <23 | 195 | 46.0 |
| ≥23 | 229 | 54.0 | |
IFA: iron and folic acid, GA: gestational age.