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Table 2 Dietary practices of pregnant women in Haramaya district, eastern Ethiopia,2021

From: Prevalence and determinants of dietary practices among pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency(n)

Percentage (%)

Dietary Diversity Score (DDS)

 Low

316

70.54

 High

132

29.46

Mean (+ SD)

3.73(+  1.33)

 

Food Variety Sore (FVS)

 Low

280

62.50

 High

168

37.50

Mean (+ SD)

9.03(+  2.80)

 

Animal Source Foods (ASFs)

 Low

337

75.22

 High

111

24.78

Mean (+ SD)

25.68(+  5.16)

 

Meal frequency

  < 4

331

73.88

  > 4

117

26.12

Mean (+ SD)

2.98(+ 0.84)

 

Dietary practice

 Appropriate

433

96.65

 Inappropriate

15

3.65