Dietary Practices and Nutrient Intake of Internally Displaced School Children in the West Region of Cameroon

Table 3

Weekly frequency of consumption of various food groups.

Food groups	Total consumption	Frequency of consumption
		0	1-2	3-4	5-6	>7
Cereals	97.7%	2.3%	8.8%	33.7%	34.2%	21%
Legumes and nuts	78.2%	2.9%	48.5%	22.3%	1.2%	6.0%
Roots and tubers	60.4%	35%	36.9%	17%	3.5%	7.6%
Animal products	42.3%	57.3%	21%	12.7%	6%	3%
Fruits	42.5%	57.5%	31%	18.3%	4.6%	3.6%
Vegetables	64.0%	40%	31.8%	13.1%	9.4%	5.7%
Fats, oil, and sugars	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%

The percentages given under “total consumption” are the percentages of children who consumed each food group within seven days, and the figures under the “frequency of consumption” indicate the percentage of children that consumed a particular food group and the respective number of times each food group was eaten in a week.