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Table 6 Levels of inadequacy of energy and nutrient intake among WCBA segregated by physiological status, district and season

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

Physiological status

Districts

Season

N

Proportion (%) that had adequate intake of energy and nutrient

Energy

Protein

Carbohydrates

Calcium

Iron

Zinc

Folate

Pregnant women

Abim

A

65

84.6

87.7

38.5

92.3

93.8

92.3

95.4

B

20

75

75

15

85

75

75

100

Kaabong

A

63

90.5

84.1

19

92.1

95.2

88.9

100

B

19

36.8

68.4

0

68.4

78.9

63.2

100

Moroto

A

63

69.8

79.4

25.4

92.1

88.9

84.1

100

B

14

42.9

64.3

28.6

100

85.7

71.4

92.9

Amudat

A

62

64.5

85.5

11.3

45.2

100

67.7

100

B

20

35

70

0

50

95

50

100

Lactating mothers

Abim

A

65

67.7

72.3

36.9

86.2

18.5

75.4

86.2

B

95

73.7

72.6

36.8

82.1

16.8

73.7

89.5

Kaabong

A

64

84.4

89.1

25

96.9

18.7

87.5

98.4

B

92

41.3

66.3

14.1

78.3

15.2

71.7

88

Moroto

A

68

63.2

76.5

20.6

85.3

17.6

77.9

95.6

B

104

57.7

74

15.4

92.3

18.3

81.7

96.2

Amudat

A

70

58.6

72.9

21.4

54.3

30

65.7

100

B

90

57.8

80

4.4

62.2

20

66.7

100

Non-pregnant women

Abim

A

62

54.8

53.2

17.7

87.1

64.5

56.5

74.2

B

49

40.8

36.7

10.2

73.5

49

42.9

73.5

Kaabong

A

63

73

58.7

14.3

93.7

74.6

65.1

98.4

B

54

27.8

37

3.7

75.9

68.5

51.9

79.6

Moroto

A

55

65.5

60

9.1

92.7

69.1

74.5

94.5

B

47

40.4

48.9

8.5

95.7

70.2

68.1

87.2

Amudat

A

53

50.9

43.4

7.5

47.2

96.2

41.5

100

B

31

29

41.9

0

54.8

87.1

25.8

100

  1. A = harvesting season; B = planting season; N is the sample size; RDAs for pregnant women: energy, 2100 (Kcal/d); protein, 71 (g/d); carbohydrate, 175 (g/d); calcium, 1000 (mg/d); Iron, 27 (mg/d); zinc, 11 (mg/d); folate, 600 (µg/d); RDAs for lactating mothers: energy, 2160 (Kcal/d); protein, 71 (g/d); carbohydrate, 210 (g/d); calcium, 1000 (mg/d); iron, 9 (mg/d); Zinc, 12 (mg/d); folate, 500 (µg/d); RDAs for non-pregnant women: energy, 1710 (Kcal/d); protein, 46 (g/d); carbohydrate, 130 (g/d); calcium, 1000 (mg/d); iron, 18 (mg/d); zinc, 8 (mg/d); folate, 400 (µg/d); 1values for fibre indicates proportions of WCBA with intakes above the RDA