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)
No
302 (95.2)
Use iodized salt
Yes
52 (16.5)
No
265 (83.5)
Drink coffee or tea
Yes
34 (10.8)
No
285 (89.2)
Have iron supplement
Yes
26 (8.3)
No
293 (91.7)
Frequency of meal per day
1–3 times
73 (23.2)
4 times and above
242 (76.8)
Habits of eating snack
Yes
66 (21.0)
No
249 (79.0)
Alcohol use in the previous 7 days
Yes
95 (30.2)
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.