Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among Adult Psychiatric Patients in Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 2

Dietary habits of psychiatric patients in OPD of Dessie referral hospital, northeast Ethiopia, June 2018 ().

Variables	Descriptions	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Have you eaten your breakfast in the morning?	No	137	25.8
	Yes	393	74.2
How often do you eat breakfast?	Sometimes	4	11.7
	Always except fasting day	215	54.7
	Always	132	33.6
Mode of feeding	Unable to eat without assistance	33	6.2
	Self-fed with difficulty	117	22.1
	Self-fed without any problem	380	71.7
Main staple foods	Teff	336	63.4
	Sorghum	164	30.9
	Barley	30	5.7
Source of main staple foods	Own product	236	44.5
	Purchase	247	46.6
	Both own product and purchase	47	8.9
A habit of eating a snack	No	381	71.9
	Yes	149	28.1
Meals per day other than snack	Less than or equal to once	7	1.3
	Twice	81	15.3
	Three times	375	70.8
	Four times and above	67	12.6