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Table 5 Proportion of participants who consumed various food groups segregated by physiological status, season and district

From: Dietary intake and socio-economic predictors of inadequate energy and nutrient intake among women of childbearing age in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda

District

Physiological status

Seasons

N

Proportion (%) of women of childbearing age that consumed various food groups

Starchy staples

Dark green leafy vegetables

Other vitamin A-rich fruits &vegetables

Other fruits &vegetables

Organ meat

Meat and fish

Eggs

Legumes, nuts and seeds

Milk and milk products

Alcoholic beverages

Abim

Lactating

A

65

76.8

73.8

18.7

67.7

1.5

14.6

12.5

87.7

9.2

60

B

95

97.9

68.4

7.5

64.5

0

13.2

4.2

89.5

3.15

68

Pregnant

A

65

84.4

85.2

27.1

63.9

0

23.4

14.5

96.7

17.5

46.1

B

20

95

90

25

85

0

7.5

0

95

5

60

Non-pregnant

A

62

86.9

77

32.4

65.6

6.6

20.9

10

95.1

16.1

63.3

B

49

93.9

75

20.4

67.3

2

9.15

2

85.7

2

57.1

Kaabong

Lactating

A

64

100

89.1

32.8

83.3

1.6

31.3

15.6

96.9

36.2

92.2

B

92

100

91.3

16.3

46.7

0

20.7

4.3

56.5

54.3

91.3

Pregnant

A

63

95.2

87.3

22.3

62.3

1.6

23.3

12.7

65.1

30.95

85.7

B

19

100

100

5.3

42.1

0

5.3

0

42.1

36.8

84.2

Non-pregnant

A

63

98

85.7

37.3

82.5

4.8

25.4

4.8

81

26.2

74.6

B

54

100

83.3

11.1

44.4

0

14.8

7.4

70.4

46.3

92.6

Moroto

Lactating

A

68

100

92.6

22.1

36.8

1.5

14.7

4.4

60.3

58.8

69.1

B

104

99

91.3

17.3

55.8

1

8.7

3.8

57.7

40.2

89.4

Pregnant

A

63

100

84.1

12.7

55.6

4.8

12.8

4.8

65.1

50.8

68.3

B

14

100

71.4

42.9

57.1

0

25

7.1

71.4

50

92.9

Non-pregnant

A

53

98.2

78.2

7.3

44.4

1.8

10.9

0

61.8

50.9

65.5

B

47

100

91.5

34

59.6

0

14.9

0

76.6

38.3

87.2

Amudat

Lactating

A

70

97.1

76.8

8.7

47.8

1.4

20.3

5.8

21.7

76.6

4.2

B

90

100

82.2

2.2

22.2

0

36.7

15.6

38.9

84.4

1.1

Pregnant

A

62

98.4

69.4

11.3

50

3.2

27.4

14.5

27.4

83.9

4.8

B

20

100

95

0

40

0

30

10

35

80

0

Non-pregnant

A

53

98.1

69.8

9.4

43.4

0

22.6

13.2

30.2

84.9

1.9

B

31

100

80.6

6.5

12.9

0

38.7

22.6

35.5

80.6

0

  1. A = harvesting season; B = planting season; N is the sample size; Alcohol is not a conventional food group; it is included among the food groups because of its high level of consumption in the sub-region