Table 3.

Frequency of dietary practices among students (n = 564).

Frequency Questions	Always		Sometimes		Rare		Never		X2	p Value
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Take meals regularly	164	29.1	277	49.1	35	6.2	88	15.6	234.54	0.0001 *
Take breakfast daily	174	30.9	261	46.3	92	16.3	37	6.6	203.59	0.0001 *
Take breakfast outside home	34	6.0	219	38.8	228	40.4	83	14.7	201.89	0.0001 *
Read nutrient composition label	101	17.9	144	25.5	169	30.0	150	26.6	17.55	0.001 *
Consider plant source in main meal	93	16.5	230	40.8	128	22.7	113	20.0	79.28	0.0001 *
Consider nutrient value	121	21.5	176	31.2	140	24.8	127	22.5	12.92	0.005 *
Add iodized salt while cooking food	282	50.0	147	26.1	75	13.3	60	10.6	218.68	0.0001 *
Follow any healthy diet	54	9.6	206	36.5	112	19.9	192	34.0	108.06	0.0001 *

X²: Chi square; * statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.