Research Article
Determinants of Dietary Diversity Practice among Pregnant Women in the Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Dietary diversity practice of study participants in the Gurage zone, southwest Ethiopia, September to November 2021 (n = 722).
| Characteristics | Number | Percentage |
| Food groups | Grains, white roots, and tubers | 646 | 89.5 | Pulses | 722 | 100.0 | Nuts and seeds | 612 | 84.8 | Milk and milk products | 246 | 34.1 | Eggs | 282 | 39.1 | Meat, poultry, and fish | 126 | 17.5 | Dark green leafy vegetables | 212 | 29.4 | Vitamin A rich fruit and vegetables | 171 | 23.7 | Other vegetables | 666 | 92.2 | Other fruits | 170 | 23.5 |
| Dietary diversity status | Diverse % (95% CI) | 304 | 42.1 (38.4–46.1) | Not diverse % (95% CI) | 418 | 57.9 (53.9–61.6) | Mean ± SD | 5.30 (±1.49) | |
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