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Table 4 Dietary intakes of pregnant women attending antenatal care, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

From: Undernutrition and its association with socio-demographic, anemia and intestinal parasitic infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care at the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Characteristics

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

Number of meals/day

<  3

46

11.4

3

282

70.1

> 3

74

18.4

Family food source

Grow their own

70

17.4

Buy/purchase

330

82.1

Subsidies/food aid

2

0.5

Dietary diversity

Low

267

66.4

Medium

123

30.6

High

12

3.0

Home gardening

Yes

31

7.7

No

371

92.3

Animal food source

Yes

128

31.8

No

274

68.2

Coffee intake

Yes

246

61.2

No

156

38.8

Number of cup of coffee per day

≤  3

190

77.2

> 3

56

22.8