Food Choice Behaviors of Lactating Women: Association with Body Mass Index and Fruits and Vegetables Intake in Central Amhara Region, Ethiopia—An Observational Study
Table 4
Some of the selected fruits, vegetables, and their perceived price among lactating women who were price-conscious in central Amhara from March to June 2016 (n = 355).
Items (kg)
Perceived price
Expensive
Cheap
Accessible
Not bought
n
%
ETB
Mean ± SD
n
%
ETB
Mean ± SD
N
%
n
%
Onion
222
62.54
6–10
11.84 ± 1.67
133
37.46
8–12
10.10 ± 0.89
—
—
—
—
Papaya
236
66.48
13–24
15.21 ± 1.77
8
2.25
14–15
14.50 ± 0.54
—
—
111
31.28
Carrot
136
38.31
4–12
7.82 ± 2.00
200
56.34
3–10
5.77 ± 2.06
19
5.35
—
—
Orange
240
67.6
30–42
35.8 ± 1.77
97
31.6
25–40
33.1 ± 2.64
15
4.22
Garlic
351
98.87
40–70
49.33 ± 5.40
2
0.56
45–48
46.5 ± 2.12
—
—
2
0.56
Banana
219
61.69
10–17
14 ± 1.33
113
31.83
10–16
11.77 ± 1.49
—
—
23
6.48
Tomato
236
66.48
10–18
14.17 ± 0.99
115
32.39
5–16
9.76 ± 2.47
—
—
4
1.13
Mango
250
70.4
30–40
38 ± 1.99
87
24.5
25–40
32.3 ± 2.14
15
4.22
Avocado
272
76.62
12–18
13.93 ± 1.09
5
1.41
13–14
13.8 ± 0.45
—
—
78
21.97
Items in 1 piece
—
—
—
—
Cabbage
126
35.49
5–10
8.91 ± 1.43
213
60
4–10
5.78 ± 1.65
16
4.51
—
—
Items in one handgrip of palm
Kale
97
27.32
4–10
6.81 ± 2.30
225
63.38
3–10
4.62 ± 1.13
33
9.3
—
—
Lettuce
98
27.61
4–10
7.76 ± 2.35
226
63.66
3–10
4.83 ± 1.09
17
4.79
14
3.94
Note. kg = kilogram, SD = standard deviation, ETB = Ethiopian Birr, and – = no response.
