Food type or group | Categories | N | % |
---|---|---|---|
Do you skip any regular meal in the past two weeks? | Yes | 134 | 18.2 |
No | 602 | 81.8 | |
Types of meal skipped (n = 134) | Breakfast | 108 | 80.6 |
Lunch | 8 | 6.0 | |
Dinner | 18 | 13.4 | |
Do you eat snacks between meals? | Yes | 464 | 63.0 |
No | 272 | 37.0 | |
Did you eat breakfast today (during the day of interviewing)? | Yes | 698 | 94.8 |
No | 38 | 5.2 | |
Did you get nutritional education in the past two weeks? | Yes | 58 | 7.9 |
No | 680 | 92.1 | |
Source of information | School | 26 | 44.8 |
Television | 8 | 13.8 | |
Radio | 12 | 20.7 | |
Textbook | 4 | 6.9 | |
Nurse | 8 | 13.8 | |
The dietary diversities score (DDS) consumed out of nine food groups | Low (< 4) | 638 | 86.7 |
Medium (4–5) | 82 | 11.2 | |
High (6–9) | 16 | 2.2 | |
Dietary diversities score (DDS) | DDS < 4 | 638 | 86.7 |
DDS ≥4 | 98 | 13.3 |