Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the study sample (n = 2262): categorical and continuous variables
Variables | Means ± SD/% |
|---|---|
Women dietary diversity (DD) | |
Women DD ≤4 | 56.9 |
Women DD ≥5 | 43.1 |
Food groups used in creating women DD | |
Grains-tubers-roots (yes) | 97.9 |
Flesh food (beef, pork, fish etc.) (yes) | 82.2 |
Dairy products (milk, cheese, yogurt etc.)(yes) | 58.1 |
Legumes (food made from beans, peas, lentils, nuts) (yes) | 28.4 |
Eggs (yes) | 19.2 |
Organ meat (yes) | 10.2 |
Dark green vitamin A rich leafy vegetables (yes) | 55.6 |
Vitamin A rich fruits and other vitamin A vegetables (yes) | 16.1 |
Other fruits (yes) | 63.0 |
Socio-demographic factors | |
Maternal occupation | |
Agriculture/labour | 54.2 |
White collar | 45.8 |
Maternal education | |
No education | 37.8 |
Primary | 24.1 |
Secondary+ | 38.0 |
Final say on own health care | |
Has a say | 65.2 |
Final say in making household purchases | |
Has a say in taking final decision | 79.2 |
Presence of co-wives in household | |
There are co-wives | 21.0 |
There are no co-wives | 79.0 |
Continuous variables | |
Maternal age | 30.10 ± 7.02 |
Maternal parity | 3.70 ± 2.24 |
Number of children under 5 years | 1.78 ± 0.99 |
Number of household members | 5.88 ± 2.76 |