Assessment of nutritional status and associated factors among adolescent girls in Afar, Northeastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 A 24-h recall dietary diversity practice of school adolescent girls in Megale district, Afar Regional state, Northeastern Ethiopia, April, 2017 (N = 736)

Food type or group	Categories	N	%
Do you skip any regular meal in the past two weeks?	Yes	134	18.2
Do you skip any regular meal in the past two weeks?	No	602	81.8
Types of meal skipped (n = 134)	Breakfast	108	80.6
	Lunch	8	6.0
	Dinner	18	13.4
Do you eat snacks between meals?	Yes	464	63.0
Do you eat snacks between meals?	No	272	37.0
Did you eat breakfast today (during the day of interviewing)?	Yes	698	94.8
	No	38	5.2
Did you get nutritional education in the past two weeks?	Yes	58	7.9
Did you get nutritional education in the past two weeks?	No	680	92.1
Source of information	School	26	44.8
	Television	8	13.8
	Radio	12	20.7
	Textbook	4	6.9
	Nurse	8	13.8
The dietary diversities score (DDS) consumed out of nine food groups	Low (< 4)	638	86.7
	Medium (4–5)	82	11.2
	High (6–9)	16	2.2
Dietary diversities score (DDS)	DDS < 4	638	86.7
Dietary diversities score (DDS)	DDS ≥4	98	13.3

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