Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in an Urban Area of Eastern Ethiopia

Table 3

Dietary habits and nutritional status of pregnant women at Gode Town, Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia, May 2013.

Variables	Frequency () Number (%)
Stable diet
Rice and spaghetti	504 (87.3)
Maize and sorghum	68 (11.8)
Others	5 (0.9)
Meal frequency
More than three times	120 (20.8)
Three times	382 (66.2)
Two times	63 (10.9)
One time	12 (2.1)
Meat frequency
One a week	137 (23.7)
Twice a week	267 (46.3)
More than twice per week	150 (26)
Once per month	7 (1.2)
Less than one time per month	16 (2.8)
Drinking tea
Yes	570 (98.8)
No	7 (1.2)
Time for drinking tea
Before meal	444 (77.9)
After Meal	126 (22.1)
Fruit frequency
Every day	28 (4.9)
Once a week	67 (11.6)
Twice a week	178 (30.8)
More than twice per week	111 (19.2)
Once per month	70 (12.1)
Less than once per month	348 (60.3)
Egg frequency
Every day	25 (4.3)
Once a week	65 (11.3)
Twice a week	48 (8.3)
More than twice per week	21 (3.6)
Once per month	70 (12.1)
Less than once per month	348 (60.3)
Milk and milk product frequency
More than two times per day	312 (54.1)
Once per day	160 (27.7)
Once per week	43 (7.5)
Less than once per week	62 (10.7)
Food groups eaten in 24 hours
1–4	141 (24.4)
5–8	416 (72.1)
>8 food groups	20 (3.5)
Physical work
Yes	177 (30.7)
No	400 (69.3)
Forbidden foods for pregnancy
Yes	107 (18.5)
No	470 (81.5)
Eating charcoal and clay
Yes	196 (34)
No	381 (66)
Iron supplementation
Yes	388 (67.2)
No	189 (32.8)
Nutritional status (MUAC)
<21 cm	29 (5)
21–23 cm	228 (39.7)
>23 cm	318 (55.3)