Table 3 Comparison of the food groups between the intervention and control groups during pregnancy using the chi square test in Southeast Ethiopia, 2021
Food groups | Study period | Category | Control group, Frequency (%) | Intervention group, Frequency (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cereals | Baseline End line | Yes | 223 (100) | 224 (100) | - |
Yes | 223 (100) | 224 (100) | |||
Vitamin A rich FV | Baseline End line | Yes | 139 (62.33) | 129 (57.59) | 0.30 |
No | 84 (37.67) | 95 (42.41) | |||
Yes | 146 (65.47) | 165 (73.66) | 0.06 | ||
No | 77 (34.53) | 59 (26.34) | |||
Other fruit | Baseline End line | Yes | 113 (50.67) | 91 (40.63) | 0.03 |
No | 110 (49.33) | 133 (59.38) | |||
Yes | 128 (57.40) | 132 (58.93) | 0.74 | ||
No | 95 (42.60) | 92 (41.07) | Â | ||
Other vegetable | Baseline End line | Yes | 94 (42.15) | 107 (47.77) | 0.23 |
No | 129 (57.85) | 117 (52.23) | |||
Yes | 98 (43.95) | 128 (57.14) | 0.005 | ||
No | 125 (56.05) | 96 (42.86) | |||
Legumes and Nut | Baseline End line | Yes | 110 (49.33) | 224 (53.57) | 0.37 |
No | 113 (50.67) | 104 (46.43) | |||
Yes | 116 (52.02) | 134 (59.82) | 0.09 | ||
No | 107 (47.98) | 90 (40.18) | |||
Meat, poultry, & fish | Baseline End line | Yes | 71 (31.84) | 77 (34.38) | 0.57 |
No | 152 (68.16) | 147 (65.63) | |||
Yes | 86 (38.57) | 110 (49.11) | 0.03 | ||
No | 137 (61.43) | 114 (50.89) | |||
Fats and oils | Baseline End line | Yes | 207 (92.83) | 216 (96.43) | 0.09 |
No | 16 (7.17) | 8 (3.57) | |||
Yes | 213 (95.52) | 223 (99.55) | 0.006 | ||
No | 10 (4.48) | 1 (0.43) | |||
Dairy products | Baseline End line | Yes | 83 (37.22) | 98 (43.75) | 0.16 |
No | 140 (62.78) | 126 (56.25) | |||
Yes | 85 (38.12) | 109 (48.66) | 0.03 | ||
No | 138 (61.88) | 115 (51.34) | |||
Eggs | Baseline End line | Yes | 57 (25.56) | 53 (23.66) | 0.64 |
No | 166 (74.44) | 171 (76.34) | |||
Yes | 64 (28.70) | 77 (34.38) | 0.20 | ||
No | 159 (71.30) | 147 (65.63) | |||
DDS | Baseline End line | High | 71 (31.84) | 84 (37.50) | 0.21 |
Low | 152 (68.16) | 140 (62.50) | |||
High | 69 (30.94) | 101 (45.09) | 0.002 | ||
Low | 154 (69.06) | 123 (54.91) |