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Table 4 Food frequency and meal pattern of school adolescent girls in Abuna Gindeberet district, Central Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 583)

From: Undernutrition and its associated factors among school adolescent girls in Abuna Gindeberet district, Central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency (n = 583)

Percent (%)

Eating pattern of diversified meals

Monotonies diet

64

11.0

Sometimes different

335

57.4

Always different

184

31.6

Frequency of eating meal per day

 ≥ 3

292

50.1

Ë‚ 3

291

49.9

Skipping meals in previous week

No

312

53.5

Yes

271

46.5

Type of foods

Never

1–2 times per week

 ≥ 3 times per week

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

Frequency of eating cereals

11(1.9)

106(18.2)

466(79.9)

Frequency of eating vegetables

110(18.9)

315(54)

158(27.1)

Frequency of eating tubers and root

41(7)

247(42.4)

295(50.6)

Frequency of eating fruits

303(52)

245(42)

35(6)

Frequency of eating meats

442(75.8)

127(21.8)

14(2.4)

Frequency of eating eggs

303(52)

251(43)

29(5)

Frequency of eating legumes

48(8.2)

149(25.6)

386(66.2)

Frequency of eating milk product

151(25.9)

229(39.3)

203(34.8)

Frequency of eating oil and fats

172(29.5)

272(46.7)

139(23.8)