Research Article
Determinants of Dietary Diversity Practice among Pregnant Women in the Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Obstetric characteristics of pregnant women in the Gurage zone, southwest Ethiopia, September to November 2021 (n = 722).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
| Parity | Primipara | 183 | 25.3 | <2 | 112 | 15.5 | 2–5 | 401 | 55.5 | >5 | 26 | 3.6 |
| Trimester | First trimester | 37 | 5.1 | Second trimester | 340 | 47.1 | Third trimester | 345 | 47.8 |
| Space between pregnancy (n = 539) | <2 years | 221 | 41.0 | ≥2 years | 318 | 59.0 |
| ANC visit | No | 27 | 3.7 | Yes | 695 | 96.3 |
| Taking iron and folic acid | No | 97 | 13.4 | Yes | 625 | 86.6 |
| Counseling of dietary intake during pregnancy | No | 273 | 37.8 | Yes | 449 | 62.2 |
| Nutritional knowledge | Poor knowledge | 242 | 33.5 | Good knowledge | 480 | 66.5 |
| Nutritional attitude | Undesirable attitude | 375 | 51.9 | Desirable attitude | 347 | 48.1 |
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