Table 3.

Food taboos among pregnant women in Haramaya HDSS, July 2020 (n = 416).

Variables	Categories	n	%
Ever heard about food taboos	Yes	278	66.8
	No	138	33.2
Source of informationa	TV/radio	19	6.8
	Health personnel	84	30.2
	Community HEWs	56	20.1
	Neighbors	141	50.7
	Family (mother-in-law)	70	25.2
Knew community member with food taboos	Yes	208	50.0
	No	203	48.8
	Not reported	5	1.2
Women had known friends who avoided foods during pregnancy	Yes	163	39.2
	No	239	57.5
	Not reported	14	3.4
	Early pregnancy	68	16.4
	Mid pregnancy	212	51.0
	Late pregnancy	178	42.8
Had food taboos during pregnancy	Yes	200	48.0
	No	216	52.0

^aMultiple responses were possible.