Research Article
Iron Deficiency Anemia among In-School Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Bahir Dar City Administration, North West Ethiopia
Table 3
Dietary diversity score (DDS) and practice of school adolescent girls at rural towns of Bahir Dar city Administration. 2017 (n=423).
| Variables
| Frequency | Percent |
| Dietary diversity score | | | 0-3 food items (Poor DDS) | 117 | 27.7 | 4- 6 food items (Medium DDS) | 195 | 46.1 | > 6 food items (Good DDS) | 111 | 26.2 | Group of food items consumed in the last 24 hours | | | Bread and other cereals | 349 | 82.5 | Green leafy Vegetables | 234 | 55.3 | Fruits | 134 | 31.7 | Roots and tubers (like potatoes) | 285 | 67.4 | Meat, poultry& fish | 44 | 10.4 | Legumes (Bean, pea, lentils or nuts) | 205 | 48.5 | Egg | 36 | 8.5 | Milk and milk products | 64 | 15.1 | Fats and oils | 331 | 78.3 | Foods containing fat and sugar | 228 | 53.9 | Meal frequency per day | | | Twice | 57 | 13.5 | Three and more | 361 | 85.3 | Post meal consumption of Tea (within 30 min) | | | No | 226 | 53.4 | Yes | 197 | 46.6 | Post meal consumption of Tea (within 30 min) | | | Always | 43 | 21.8 | Sometimes | 154 | 78.2 | Post meal consumption of Coffee (within 30 min) | | | No | 233 | 55 | Yes | 190 | 45 | Post meal consumption of Coffee (within 30 min) | | | Always | 63 | 33 | Sometimes | 127 | 67 | Consumption of green leafy vegetables | | | None | 132 | 31.2 | 1-2 times/week | 252 | 59.6 | >=3 times/week | 39 | 9.2 | Free school feeding program | | | No | 423 | 100 | Yes | 0 | 0 | Food restriction | | | No | 420 | 99.3 | Yes | 3 | 0.7 | History of iron supplementation | | | No | 419 | 99 | Yes | 4 | 1 |
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