Table 4 Dietary Diversity and pattern of the adolescents in DembiaDistrict, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Characteristics | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
24 Hours meal frequency | ||
Two times | 87 | 18.8 |
Three times | 304 | 65.5 |
Four times | 71 | 15.4 |
Feeding of meat for the last one weeks | ||
0–5 times | 454 | 98.3 |
6–10 times | 5 | 1.1 |
> 10 times | 3 | 0.6 |
Drinking of tea and coffee | ||
No | 67 | 14.5 |
yes | 395 | 85.5 |
Timing of drinking of tea and coffee | ||
Before meal | 104 | 22.5 |
After meal | 291 | 63 |
Number of tea and coffee drinking per day | ||
1–6 cupper day | 391 | 84.6 |
7–12 cupper day | 4 | 0.9 |
Drinking of soft drinks | ||
No | 272 | 58.9 |
yes | 190 | 41.1 |
Number of soft drinks per day | ||
1–3 bottle per week | 177 | 38.3 |
4–7 bottle per week | 13 | 2.8 |
Citrus fruit | ||
One times per day | 98 | 21.2 |
Two times per day | 71 | 15.4 |
More than two times per day | 11 | 2.4 |
One times per month | 85 | 18.4 |
Never | 197 | 42.6 |
Egg | ||
Always | 8 | 1.7 |
One times per day | 79 | 17.1 |
Two times per day | 43 | 9.3 |
More than two times per day | 33 | 7.1 |
One times per month | 103 | 22.3 |
Never | 196 | 42.2 |
Milk and milk product | ||
More than one times per day | 19 | 4.1 |
One times per day | 102 | 22.1 |
One times per week | 130 | 28.1 |
Never | 211 | 45.7 |
Dietary diversity score | ||
adequate dietary diversity | 153 | 33.1 |
in adequate Dietary Diversity | 309 | 66.9 |
Nutritional status | ||
well nourished | 455 | 98.5 |
malnourished | 7 | 1.5 |
House-hold Food security | ||
Food secure | 397 | 85.9 |
food insecure | 65 | 14.1 |