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

Table 5

Food frequency and weight (grams) consumed by mothers in Chipata.

Food type		Mean ± SD	Median	Min.	Max.	CV
Cereals and cereal-based products
Nshima	218	602.1 ± 248.09	604.5	59	1890	41.2
Porridge(maize)	142	371.9 ± 182.78	360	99	1420	49.1
Buns	80	92.6 ± 81.18	76	18	600	87.6
Fresh maize	33	166.7 ± 161.29	123	27	909	96.8
Rice	17	308.1 ± 169.46	285	132	735	55
Legumes and legume products
Beans	70	183.4 ± 74.02	167.5	58	412	40.4
Soya pieces	39	136.9 ± 137.19	94	22	851	100.2
Cowpea	10	200.3 ± 127.05	143.5	108	500	63.4
Groundnut	31	122.1 ± 84.3	100	16	357	69
Starchy roots and tubers
Sweet potato	29	325.8 ± 195.58	295	104	900	60
Cassava	22	229.7 ± 196.73	173	10	785	85.6
Potato	12	323.3 ± 139.93	285.5	149	613	43.3
Fruits and vegetables
Pumpkin leaves	172	198 ± 109.84	189.5	18	901	55.5
Rape	144	151.2 ± 65.72	136.5	20	341	43.5
Samp	102	495.2 ± 224.45	486	74	1132	45.3
Cabbage	49	172 ± 73.70	168	28	317	42.8
Okra	41	152.9 ± 91.14	137	39	438	59.6
Rape relish	37	132.5 ± 98.43	115	37	630	74.3
Cabbage relish	29	145 ± 74.22	125	47	348	51.2
Vegetable relish	19	170.4 ± 84.36	170	17	321	49.5
Delele	16	167.9 ± 152.2	119.5	47	698	90.7
Banana	13	188.8 ± 176.84	132	10	600	93.7
Mango	11	125 ± 82.53	97	30	290	66
Meat and fish products
Kapenta	40	101.2 ± 76.08	80	18	314	75.2
Chicken	27	82 ± 69.55	52	18	256	84.8
Pork meat	12	53.3 ± 22.68	45.5	26	97	42.5
Fish relish	10	126.1 ± 110.56	82.5	35	346	87.7
Drinks
Soft drink	80	236.3 ± 95.35	244.5	13	385	40.4
Sweet beer	61	519 ± 248.75	444	67	1552	47.9
Chibwantu	10	980.2 ± 333	995.5	546	1564	34
Tea	43	317 ± 130.57	318	25	523	41.2

The cutoff point of the frequency is 10 (accounts for 95% of food commonly consumed).