Identifying positive and negative deviants and factors associated with healthy dietary practices among young schoolchildren in Nepal: a mixed methods study

Table 3 Food consumption (proportion of schoolchildren) by negative deviants (n = 73) and non-negative deviants (n = 244) in the treatment group^†

Food groups	Negative deviants	Non-negative deviants	Odds ratio	95% CI
Grains, roots, and tubers	1.00	1.00	-
Legumes and nuts	0.60	0.75	0.49^*	0.28, 0.86
Dairy products	0.03	0.14	0.17^*	0.04, 0.74
Eggs	0.04	0.05	0.76	0.21, 2.75
Flesh foods	0.45	0.43	1.07	0.63, 1.82
Vitamin-A rich fruits and vegetables	0.30	0.37	0.74	0.42, 1.30
Other fruits and vegetables	0.73	0.59	1.87^*	1.05, 3.32

CI confidence interval
^† The epiR package [34] of R software was used to perform (Mantel–Haenszel) chi-square test and (Wald) odds ratio; significance
^* < 0.05
^** < 0.01. For a comprehensive table, see supplementary table 3

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