Nearly One in Three Lactating Mothers Is Suffering from Inadequate Dietary Diversity in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Dietary diversity frequency of lactating mothers (n = 408) in Lay Gayint District, South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia, March 2018.

Food group consumed within the previous 24 h		Frequency	Percent
Carbohydrates and starch	Yes	406	99.5
	No	2	05
Green leafy vegetable	No	386	94.6
	Yes	22	5.4
Sources of vitamin A	No	387	94.9
	Yes	21	5.1
Fruits and vegetables	No	290	71.1
	Yes	118	28.9
Fat and oil	No	156	38
	Yes	252	62
Meat and fish	No	378	92.6
	Yes	30	7.4
Egg	No	379	92.9
	Yes	29	7.1
Pulse	No	38	9.3
	Yes	370	90.7
Dairy products	No	383	94
	Yes	25	6
Dietary diversity (DD)	Low	268	65.7
	Medium	123	30.1
	High	17	4.2