Table 4 Association between knowledge of vitamin A food sources with maternal dietary diversity during pregnancy in central Arsi, rural Ethiopia
Vitamin A Food Sources mentioned | Dietary Diversity | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non-diversified Number (%) | Diversified Number (%) | ||
Teff | |||
Yes | 10 (7.8) | 19 (10.5) | 0.24 |
No | 123 (92.5) | 162 (89.5) | |
Wheat | |||
Yes | 27 (20.3) | 20 (11) | 0.01* |
No | 106 (79.7) | 161 (89) | |
Barely | |||
Yes | 20 (15) | 25 (13.8) | 0.44 |
No | 113 (85) | 156 (86.2) | |
Vegetables | |||
Yes | 46 (34.6) | 96 (53) | 0.001* |
No | 87 (65.4) | 85 (47) | |
Fish | |||
Yes | 12 (9) | 37 (20.4) | 0.04* |
No | 121 (91) | 144 (79.6) | |
Meat | |||
Yes | 15 (11.5) | 22 (12.4) | 0.48 |
No | 115 (88.5) | 156 (87.6) | |
Egg | |||
Yes | 27 (20.8) | 25 (14) | 0.08 |
No | 103 (79.2) | 153 (86) | |
Milk | |||
Yes | 13 (10) | 27 (15.2) | 0.12 |
No | 117 (90) | 151 (84.8) | |
Fruits | |||
Yes | 15 (11.5) | 31 (17.4) | 0.10 |
No | 115 (88.5) | 147 (82.6) | |
Salt | |||
Yes | 10 (7.7) | 7 (3.9) | 0.12 |
No | 120 (82.3) | 171 (96.1) | |
Don't know any VA food source | |||
Yes | 63 (48.5) | 50 (28.1) | 0.00* |
No | 67 (51.5) | 128 (71.9) | |