Table 2 Nutritional Related knowledge among adolescent girls in Nifas Silk Laphto Sub city, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 460)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Adolescent girls nutritional related knowledge | Poor | 234 | 50.9 |
Good | 226 | 49.1 | |
Maternal nutritional related knowledge | Poor | 240 | 52.2 |
Good | 220 | 47.8 | |
Source of nutritional related information | Mass media | 64 | 13.9 |
Friends | 2 | .4 | |
Family | 32 | 7.0 | |
School | 362 | 78.7 | |
Nutritional counseling from health professionals | Yes | 68 | 14.8 |
No | 392 | 85.2 | |
History of chronic disease like Diabetes mellitus, kidney etc | Yes | 27 | 5.9 |
No | 433 | 94.1 |