Table 1.
Dietary habit and nutritional-related characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC care at public hospitals in Central Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variables | Cases n = 142 (%) |
Controls n = 284 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Staple food | ||
| Injera of teff and wot | 98 (68%) | 228 (80.3%) |
| Maize and sorghum | 36 (25.4%) | 42 (14.8%) |
| Wheat and barley | 8 (5.6%) | 14 (4.9%) |
| Meal frequency | ||
| Twice | 51 (35.9%) | 31 (10.9%) |
| Three times | 74 (52.1%) | 136 (47.9%) |
| Four times and above | 17 (12%) | 117 (41.2%) |
| Presence of forbidden food for pregnant women | ||
| Yes | 46 (32.6) | 23 (8.1%) |
| No | 96 (67.4%) | 261 (91.9%) |
| Status of appetite | ||
| Decreased | 89 (62.7%) | 72 (25.4%) |
| Increased | 14 (9.9%) | 81 (28.5%) |
| No change | 39 (27.5%) | 131 (46.1%) |
| Taking tea/coffee immediately after food | ||
| Yes | 97 (68.3%) | 94 (33.1%) |
| No | 45 (31.7%) | 190 (66.9%) |
| Pica | ||
| Yes | 39 (27.5%) | 36 (12.7%) |
| No | 103 (72.5%) | 248 (87.3%) |
| Food aversion | ||
| Yes | 63 (44.4%) | 48 (16.9%) |
| No | 79 (55.6%) | 236 (83.1) |
| Taking additional food | ||
| Yes | 36 (32.4%) | 178 (62.7%) |
| No | 96 (67.6%) | 106 (37.3%) |
| MUAC of mother | ||
| <23 | 105 (73.9%) | 38 (13.4%) |
| ≥23 | 37 (26.1%) | 246 (86.6%) |