Table 4 The frequency of intake of selected commonly available fruits and vegetables by community
| Â | Daily | Weekly | Monthly | Seldom | p-value* |
Fruit | |||||
 Oranges | n (%) |  | |||
  Urban | 87 (20.8) | 261 (62.4) | 35 (8.4) | 35 (8.4) | 0.001 |
  Rural | 20 (17.1) | 38 (32.5) | 39 (33.3) | 20 (17.1) | |
 Apples | |||||
  Urban | 81 (19.4) | 280 (67.0) | 38 (9.1) | 19 (4.5) | 0.001 |
  Rural | 18 (15.4) | 44 (37.6) | 37 (31.6) | 18 (16.4) | |
 Pears | |||||
  Urban | 58 (13.9) | 218 (52.2) | 87 (20.8) | 55 (13.1) | 0.005 |
  Rural | 9 (7.7) | 30 (25.6) | 37 (31.6) | 41 (35.0) | |
 Banana | |||||
  Urban | 81 (19.4) | 258 (61.7) | 51 (12.2) | 28 (6.7) | 0.001 |
  Rural | 15 (12.8) | 42 (35.9) | 39 (33.3) | 21 (17.9) | |
 Peach | |||||
  Urban | 77 (18.4) | 219 (52.4) | 50 (12.0) | 72 (17.2) | 0.003 |
  Rural | 4 (3.4) | 19 (16.2) | 45 (38.5) | 49 (41.9) | |
Vegetables | |||||
 Tomato | |||||
  Urban | 61 (14.6) | 273 (65.3) | 50 (12.0) | 34 (8.1) | 0.001 |
  Rural | 33 (28.2) | 48 (41.0) | 23 (19.7) | 13 (11.1) | |
 Onions | |||||
  Urban | 155 (37.1) | 212 (50.7) | 50 (12.0) | 1 (0.2) | 0.005 |
  Rural | 73 (62.4) | 22 (18.8) | 20 (17.1) | 2 (1.7) | |
 Spinach | |||||
  Urban | 34 (8.1) | 324 (77.5) | 57 (13.6) | 3 (0.7) | 0.012 |
  Rural | 15 (12.8) | 58 (49.6) | 38 (32.5) | 6 (5.1) | |
 Cabbage | |||||
  Urban | 29 (6.9) | 335 (80.1) | 48 (11.5) | 6 (1.4) | 0.001 |
  Rural | 38 (32.5) | 50 (42.7) | 26 (22.2) | 3 (2.6) | |
 Pumpkin | |||||
  Urban | 18 (4.3) | 322 (77.7) | 76 (18.2) | 2 (0.5) | 0.001 |
  Rural | 13 (11.1) | 39 (33.3) | 52 (44.4) | 13 (11.1) | |
 Carrot | |||||
  Urban | 65 (15.6) | 292 (69.9) | 59 (14.1) | 2 (0.5) | 0.001 |
  Rural | 47 (40.2) | 33 (28.2) | 29 (24.8) | 8 (6.8) | |