Determinants of Dietary Diversity Practice among Pregnant Women in the Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Dietary diversity practice of study participants in the Gurage zone, southwest Ethiopia, September to November 2021 (n = 722).

Characteristics	Number	Percentage
Food groups
Grains, white roots, and tubers	646	89.5
Pulses	722	100.0
Nuts and seeds	612	84.8
Milk and milk products	246	34.1
Eggs	282	39.1
Meat, poultry, and fish	126	17.5
Dark green leafy vegetables	212	29.4
Vitamin A rich fruit and vegetables	171	23.7
Other vegetables	666	92.2
Other fruits	170	23.5
Dietary diversity status
Diverse % (95% CI)	304	42.1 (38.4–46.1)
Not diverse % (95% CI)	418	57.9 (53.9–61.6)
Mean ± SD	5.30 (±1.49)