Research Article
Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among Adult Psychiatric Patients in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia
Table 2
Dietary habits of psychiatric patients in OPD of Dessie referral hospital, northeast Ethiopia, June 2018 (
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| Variables | Descriptions | Frequency () | Percent (%) |
| Have you eaten your breakfast in the morning? | No | 137 | 25.8 | Yes | 393 | 74.2 |
| How often do you eat breakfast? | Sometimes | 4 | 11.7 | Always except fasting day | 215 | 54.7 | Always | 132 | 33.6 |
| Mode of feeding | Unable to eat without assistance | 33 | 6.2 | Self-fed with difficulty | 117 | 22.1 | Self-fed without any problem | 380 | 71.7 |
| Main staple foods | Teff | 336 | 63.4 | Sorghum | 164 | 30.9 | Barley | 30 | 5.7 |
| Source of main staple foods | Own product | 236 | 44.5 | Purchase | 247 | 46.6 | Both own product and purchase | 47 | 8.9 |
| A habit of eating a snack | No | 381 | 71.9 | Yes | 149 | 28.1 |
| Meals per day other than snack | Less than or equal to once | 7 | 1.3 | Twice | 81 | 15.3 | Three times | 375 | 70.8 | Four times and above | 67 | 12.6 |
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