Table 2 Nutrition and health related characteristics of adolescent girls in Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia, December, 2013 (N = 1281)
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Physiological state | ||
Not pregnant/lactating | 1174 | 91.6 |
Pregnant | 27 | 2.1 |
Lactating | 58 | 4.5 |
Pregnant and lactating | 2 | .2 |
Don’t know | 20 | 1.6 |
Dietary Diversity Score | ||
Poor(0–3 food group) | 417 | 32.6 |
Medium(4–5 food group) | 585 | 45.7 |
High(6+ food group) | 279 | 21.8 |
Meal frequency total | ||
Less than 3 meal | 266 | 20.8 |
3 plus meal | 1015 | 79.2 |
Meal frequency (non pregnant) (N = 1252) | ||
Once | 11 | 0.9 |
Twice | 247 | 19.7 |
Three and more times | 994 | 79.4 |
Food security | ||
Food insecure | 556 | 44.4 |
Food secure | 696 | 55.6 |
Knowledge on vitamin A rich foods | ||
Green vegetable and other vegetable, fruits egg, meat, milk | 163 | 12.7 |
I don’t know | 1118 | 87.3 |
Knowledge on iron rich foods | ||
Teff, meat | 286 | 22.3 |
I don’t know | 995 | 77.7 |
Availability of home garden | ||
Yes | 785 | 61.3 |
No | 496 | 38.7 |
Disease reported in last one month(N = 1252) | ||
Yes | 241 | 19.2 |
No | 1011 | 80.8 |
Access to health and nutrition information from health extension workers | ||
No information | 478 | 37.3 |
Growth monitoring | 97 | 7.6 |
Adolescent girls nutrition | 88 | 6.9 |
Maternal nutrition | 75 | 5.9 |
Exclusive breast feeding | 82 | 6.4 |
Complementary feeding | 85 | 6.6 |
Family planning | 93 | 7.3 |
Child care | 53 | 4.1 |
Nutrition during pregnancy | 67 | 5.2 |
Nutrition during lactation | 163 | 12.7 |