Table 1.
Frequency of food consumption patterns of the study respondents
| Characteristics | n 160 | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrequently (<2 times/week) (n (%)) | Frequently (≥2 times/week) (n (%)) | |
| Cereals and their products | ||
| Iron-fortified Porridge flour (mixture) | 92 (57⋅5 %) | 68 (42⋅5 %) |
| Unrefined ugali flour | 77 (48⋅1 %) | 83 (51⋅9 %) |
| Iron-fortified refined ugali | 86 (53⋅8 %) | 74 (46⋅3 %) |
| Iron-fortified brown chapatti | 125 (84⋅4 %) | 25 (15⋅6 %) |
| Iron-fortified breakfast cerealsa | 151 (94⋅4 %) | 9 (5⋅6 %) |
| Meat and meat products | ||
| Meat | 98 (61⋅3 %) | 62 (38⋅7 %) |
| Beef Samosa | 145 (90⋅6 %) | 15 (9⋅4 %) |
| Chicken | 128 (80⋅0 %) | 32 (20⋅0 %) |
| Sausages | 138 (86⋅3 %) | 22 (13⋅8 %) |
| Tilapia | 132 (82⋅5 %) | 28 (17⋅5 %) |
| Sardines | 99 (61⋅9 %) | 61 (38⋅1 %) |
| Legumes and Pulses | ||
| Green grams | 107 (66⋅9 %) | 53 (33⋅1 %) |
| Beans | 79 (49⋅4 %) | 81 (50⋅6 %) |
| Green leafy vegetable | ||
| Terere (amaranth) | 124 (77⋅5 %) | 36 (22⋅5 %) |
| Kale | 38 (23⋅8 %) | 122 (76⋅3 %) |
| Mrenda (jute mallow) | 101 (63⋅1 %) | 59 (36⋅9 %) |
| Pumpkin leaves | 117 (73⋅1 %) | 43 (26⋅9 %) |
| Saget (Spider plant) | 110 (68⋅8 %) | 50 (31⋅3 %) |
| Nderema (Vine Spinach) | 122 (76⋅3 %) | 38 (23⋅8 %) |
| Spinach | 107 (66⋅9 %) | 53 (33⋅1 %) |
| Kunde (Cowpeas leaves) | 124 (77⋅5 %) | 36 (22⋅5 %) |
| Kunde and mrendab | 127 (79⋅4 %) | 33 (20⋅6 %) |
a
Iron-fortified breakfast cereals, i.e. cornflakes and Weetabix.
b
Kunde and mrenda (Cowpeas and jute mallow leaves).