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Table 3 Meal pattern of adolescent girls in Nifas Silk Laphto Sub city, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 460)

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

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percent

Meal frequency

≤3

199

43.3

 > 3

261

56.7

Snaking

No

135

29.3

Yes

325

70.7

Breakfast skipping

≤2 times per week

367

79.8

 > 2 times per week

93

20.2

Eating out/week

No

186

40.4

Yes

274

59.6

Who influences your decision of meal

Parents

68

14.8

Elder sibling

11

2.4

Friends/class mate

152

33.0

No one (I decide on my own)

229

49.8