Nutritional-Related Predictors of Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Central Ethiopia: An Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 1

Dietary habit and nutritional-related characteristics of pregnant women attending ANC care at public hospitals in Central Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables	Cases; (%)	Controls; (%)
Staple food
Injera of teff and wot	98 (68%)	228 (80.3%)
Maize and sorghum	36 (25.4%)	42 (14.8%)
Wheat and barley	8 (5.6%)	14 (4.9%)
Meal frequency
Twice	51 (35.9%)	31 (10.9%)
Three times	74 (52.1%)	136 (47.9%)
Four times and above	17 (12%)	117 (41.2%)
Presence of forbidden food for pregnant women
Yes	46 (32.6)	23 (8.1%)
No	96 (67.4%)	261 (91.9%)
Status of appetite
Decreased	89 (62.7%)	72 (25.4%)
Increased	14 (9.9%)	81 (28.5%)
No change	39 (27.5%)	131 (46.1%)
Taking tea/coffee immediately after food
Yes	97 (68.3%)	94 (33.1%)
No	45 (31.7%)	190 (66.9%)
Pica
Yes	39 (27.5%)	36 (12.7%)
No	103 (72.5%)	248 (87.3%)
Food aversion
Yes	63 (44.4%)	48 (16.9%)
No	79 (55.6%)	236 (83.1)
Taking additional food
Yes	36 (32.4%)	178 (62.7%)
No	96 (67.6%)	106 (37.3%)
MUAC of mother
<23	105 (73.9%)	38 (13.4%)
≥23	37 (26.1%)	246 (86.6%)