Research Article
Hemoglobin Level and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Rural Southwest Ethiopia
Table 3
The dietary practices of pregnant women in rural Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020, (
).
| | Variable | Anemia (<11 g/dl) | Total (%) | | value | Yes
(%) | No
(%) |
| | Own fruit/vegetable garden | | | | | | | Yes | 38 (10.35) | 156 (42.51) | 194 (52.86) | 2.95 | 0.08 | | No | 47 (12.81) | 126 (34.33) | 173 (47.14) | | Used fruit/vegetables | | | | | | | Sell all | 0 (0) | 2 (1.02) | 2 (1.02) | 0.57 | 0.74 | | Sell some | 23 (6.27) | 82 (47.30) | 105 (53.57) | | Consumed all | 20 (5.45) | 69 (39.96) | 89 (45.41) | | Changed food habit during pregnancy | | | | | | | Yes | 26 (7.08) | 68 (18.53) | 94 (25.61) | 1.43 | 0.23 | | No | 59 (16.07) | 214 (58.32) | 273 (74.39) | | Avoid food during pregnancy | | | | | | | Yes | 19 (5.18) | 53 (14.44) | 72 (19.62) | 0.52 | 0.46 | | No | 66 (17.98) | 229 (62.40) | 295 (80.38) | | Types of foods avoided | | | | | | | Sugar cane | 9 (2.46) | 23 (41.98) | 32 (44.44) | 0.08 | 0.96 | | Avocado | 5 (1.36) | 15 (25.02) | 20 (26.39) | | Tomato | 6 (1.63) | 15 (29.54) | 21 (29.17) | | Reason for food avoidance | | | | | | | Big baby | 16 (4.35) | 39 (72.03) | 55 (76.39) | 2.78 | 0.42 | | Maternal obesity | 0 (0) | 2 (2.78) | 2 (2.78) | | Discolor the fetus | 0 (0) | 5 (6.94) | 5 (6.94) | | Difficulty during labor | 3 (0.81) | 7 (13.07) | 10 (13.89) | | Iron folate supplementation | | | | | | | Yes | 9 (2.46) | 53 (14.44) | 62 (16.89) | 3.13 | 0.07 | | No | 76 (20.70) | 229 (62.40) | 305 (83.11) | | Coffee consumption | | | | | | | Yes | 71 (19.34) | 231 (62.95) | 302 (82.29) | 0.11 | 0.73 | | No | 14 (3.81) | 51 (13.90) | 65 (17.71) | | Khat chewing | | | | | | | Yes | 19 (5.18) | 68 (18.53) | 87 (23.71) | 0.11 | 0.73 | | No | 66 (17.98) | 214 (58.31) | 280 (76.29) | | Alcohol consumption | | | | | | | Yes | 0 (0) | 3 (0.82) | 3 (0.82) | 0.91 | 0.34 | | No | 85 (23.16) | 279 (76.02) | 364 (99.18) |
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