Dietary diversity and associated factors among adolescent girls in Nifas Silk Laphto sub city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of adolescent girls in Nifas Silk Laphto Sub city, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 460)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age	Early	235	51.1
	Middle	92	20.0
	Late	133	28.9
Marital status	Single	449	97.6
Marital status	Married	11	2.4
Type of school attend	Government	230	50.0
Type of school attend	Private	230	50.0
Adolescent girl educational level	Primary school	267	58.0
	Secondary school	76	16.5
	Preparatory and above	117	25.4
Media exposure like TV, radio, and other social medias	Yes	423	92.0
Media exposure like TV, radio, and other social medias	No	37	8.0
Marital status of parent	Married	238	51.7
	Single	60	13.0
	Divorced	91	19.8
	Widowed	71	15.5
Educational status mother	Unable to read and write	47	10.1
	Able to read and write	37	8.0
	Primary school (grade 1–8)	85	18.5
	Secondary school (grade 9–12)	96	20.9
	College and above	195	42.5
Occupation of mother	Housewife	102	22.2
	Government employee	129	28.0
	Private organization	87	18.9
	Merchant	95	20.7
	Daily laborer	47	10.2
Educational status of father	Unable to read and write	5	1.1
	Read and write only	28	6.2
	Primary school (Grade 1–8	103	22.5
	Secondary school (Grade 9–12)	143	31.1
	College and above	181	39.3
Occupation of father	Farmer	13	2.8
	Government employee	122	26.5
	Private organization	140	30.4
	Merchant	152	33.0
	Other^a	33	7.1
Head of household	Father	232	50.4
	Mother	226	49.1
	Others	2	0.4
Who decide the type of food prepared in home	Father	363	78.9
	Mother	4	0.9
	Children	78	17.0
	Other	15	3.2
Family size	≤4	207	45.0
Family size	> 4	253	55.0
Wealth index	Poor	177	38.4
	Medium	130	28.3
	High	153	33.3
Food security	Secure	265	57.6
Food security	Insecure	195	42.3

ISSN: 2055-0928