Assessment of Dietary Diversity of Mothers and Children of 6–24 Months from Eastern and Southern Provinces of Zambia

Table 2

Household consumption of maize-based and groundnut based foods in Chipata and Monze districts.

	Responses	Chipata percent (N)	Monze percent (N)
Maize-based foods
Frequency consumption	Daily	55.43 (383)	43.56 (301)
	2-3 times a week	0.43 (3)	0 (0)
	Rarely	0.43 (3)	0 (0)
Maize and groundnut porridge	Yes	53.66 (389)	39.31 (285)
	No	3.59 (26)	3.45 (25)
Maize and bean porridge	Yes	1.66 (12)	4.69 (34)
	No	55.59 (403)	38.07 (276)
Maize and fish porridge	Yes	0.41 (3)	2.76 (20)
	No	56.83 (412)	40 (290)
Fresh maize and fresh groundnut porridge	Yes	0.83 (6)	8.97 (65)
	No	56.41 (409)	33.79 (245)
Plain maize porridge	Yes	44.97 (326)	37.52 (272)
	No	12.28 (89)	5.24 (38)
Others	Yes	5.93 (43)	30.90 (224)
	No	51.31 (372)	11.86 (86)
Groundnut based foods
Frequency of consumption	Daily	22.21 (157)	6.65 (47)
	2-3 times a week	20.51 (145)	22.49 (159)
	Weekly	2.69 (19)	3.25 (23)
	Monthly	1.41 (10)	3.68 (26)
Maize and groundnut porridge	Yes	52.55 (381)	40.14 (291)
	No	4.69 (34)	2.62 (19)
Sweet potato and groundnut porridge	Yes	6.21 (45)	6.90 (50)
	No	51.03 (370)	35.86 (260)
Rice and groundnut porridge	Yes	4.41 (32)	3.31 (24)
	No	52.83 (383)	39.45 (286)
Cassava and groundnut porridge	Yes	0 (0)	0.83 (6)
	No	57.24 (415)	41.93 (304)
Fresh maize and fresh groundnut porridge	Yes	0.83 (6)	7.72 (56)
	No	56.41 (409)	35.03 (254)
Groundnut and leafy vegetables	Yes	48.69 (353)	39.17 (284)
	No	8.55 (62)	3.59 (26)
Groundnut and nonleafy vegetables	Yes	14.62 (106)	14.9 (108)
	No	42.62 (309)	27.86 (202)
Groundnut and pumpkin porridge	Yes	10.76 (78)	2.76 (20)
	No	46.48 (337)	40 (290)
Others	Yes	1.79 (13)	18.07 (131)
	No	55.45 (402)	24.69 (179)