Research Article
Minimum Dietary Diversity Score and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women at Alamata General Hospital, Raya Azebo Zone, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in MCH at AGH, Alamata town, 2017 (
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| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age category | | | 18–29 | 252 | 61.2 | 30–39 | 139 | 33.7 | 40–49 | 21 | 5.1 | Marital status | | | Married | 402 | 97. 6 | Widowed | 3 | 0.7 | Single | 7 | 1.7 | Residence | | | Urban | 328 | 79.6 | Rural | 84 | 20.4 | Family member | | | Five and above | 86 | 20.9 | Below five | 326 | 79.1 | Ethnicity | | | Tigray | 388 | 94.2 | Amhara | 19 | 4.6 | Afar | 5 | 1.2 | Age of household | | | 20–29 | 79 | 19.2 | 30–39 | 234 | 56.8 | 40 and above | 99 | 24.0 | Source of drinking water | | | Tap water | 60 | 14.6 | Pumping water | 335 | 81.3 | Protected well | 17 | 4.1 | Latrine | | | Yes | 354 | 85.9 | No | 58 | 14.1 | Home gardening practice | | | Yes | 140 | 34 | No | 272 | 66 | Main source of food | | | Market | 336 | 81.6 | NGO/support | 10 | 2.4 | Farmer/garden | 66 | 16 | Maternal educational status | | | Unable to write and read | 143 | 34.7 | Able to write and read | 46 | 11.2 | Elementary school | 67 | 16.3 | High and preparatory school | 92 | 22.3 | College and above | 64 | 15.5 | Household educational status | | | Unable to write and read | 118 | 28.6 | Able to write and read | 62 | 15.1 | Elementary school | 50 | 12.2 | High and preparatory school | 64 | 15.5 | College and above | 118 | 28.6 | Occupation | | | House wife | 183 | 44.4 | Merchant | 125 | 30.4 | Government employee | 78 | 18.9 | Daily laborer | 26 | 6.3 | Monthly income | | | 0–500 | 21 | 5.1 | 501–1500 | 66 | 16.0 | 1501 and above | 325 | 78.9 |
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