Table 2 Household dietary diversity practice and food security of school age children in rural primary schools of East Dembia district, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 821), 2020
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Dietary diversity | Lowest | 154 | 18.8 |
Medium | 594 | 72.4 | |
Highest | 73 | 8.9 | |
Meal frequency per day | Two per day | 47 | 5.7 |
Three per day | 627 | 76.4 | |
Four per day | 147 | 17.9 | |
Take breakfast before coming to school | Yes | 685 | 83.4 |
No | 136 | 16.6 | |
Food security | Secured | 335 | 40.9 |
unsecured | 484 | 59.1 |