Iron Deficiency Anemia among In-School Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Bahir Dar City Administration, North West Ethiopia

Table 3

Dietary diversity score (DDS) and practice of school adolescent girls at rural towns of Bahir Dar city Administration. 2017 (n=423).

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Dietary diversity score
0-3 food items (Poor DDS)	117	27.7
4- 6 food items (Medium DDS)	195	46.1
> 6 food items (Good DDS)	111	26.2
Group of food items consumed in the last 24 hours
Bread and other cereals	349	82.5
Green leafy Vegetables	234	55.3
Fruits	134	31.7
Roots and tubers (like potatoes)	285	67.4
Meat, poultry& fish	44	10.4
Legumes (Bean, pea, lentils or nuts)	205	48.5
Egg	36	8.5
Milk and milk products	64	15.1
Fats and oils	331	78.3
Foods containing fat and sugar	228	53.9
Meal frequency per day
Twice	57	13.5
Three and more	361	85.3
Post meal consumption of Tea (within 30 min)
No	226	53.4
Yes	197	46.6
Post meal consumption of Tea (within 30 min)
Always	43	21.8
Sometimes	154	78.2
Post meal consumption of Coffee (within 30 min)
No	233	55
Yes	190	45
Post meal consumption of Coffee (within 30 min)
Always	63	33
Sometimes	127	67
Consumption of green leafy vegetables
None	132	31.2
1-2 times/week	252	59.6
>=3 times/week	39	9.2
Free school feeding program
No	423	100
Yes	0	0
Food restriction
No	420	99.3
Yes	3	0.7
History of iron supplementation
No	419	99
Yes	4	1