Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Shashemane, Oromia, Central Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Nutritional practices of pregnant mothers attending ANC clinics in Shashemane, Oromia, Central Ethiopia, in 2017 ().


Variables		Frequency (%)

Follow specific dietary regimen	Yes	15 (4.8)
Follow specific dietary regimen	No	302 (95.2)
Use iodized salt	Yes	52 (16.5)
Use iodized salt	No	265 (83.5)
Drink coffee or tea	Yes	34 (10.8)
Drink coffee or tea	No	285 (89.2)
Have iron supplement	Yes	26 (8.3)
Have iron supplement	No	293 (91.7)
Frequency of meal per day	1–3 times	73 (23.2)
Frequency of meal per day	4 times and above	242 (76.8)
Habits of eating snack	Yes	66 (21.0)
Habits of eating snack	No	249 (79.0)
Alcohol use in the previous 7 days	Yes	95 (30.2)
Alcohol use in the previous 7 days	No	220 (99.8)
Main source of food in the household	Own production	142 (45.1)
	Purchasing	165 (52.4)
	Others	8 (2.5)

Others: food aid, getting food as daily laborer from the site they work.