Table 3 Dietary diversity among adolescents in the IMHDSS
Characteristic | N = 598 | dietary diversity range n (row %) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 4 | ≥4 | p-value | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 312 | 144 (53.1) | 168 (51.4) | 0.668 |
Female | 286 | 127 (46.9) | 159 (48.6) | |
Age (years) | ||||
10–14 | 321 | 156 (57.6) | 165 (50.5) | 0.083 |
15–19 | 277 | 115 (42.4) | 162 (49.5) | |
Highest education level attained so far | ||||
Primary (1–7 years) | 419 | 194 (71.6) | 225 (68.8) | 0.46 |
Secondary (> 7 years) | 179 | 77 (28.4) | 102 (31.2) | |
Person adolescent lives with | ||||
Both parents | 422 | 173 (63.8) | 249 (76.1) | 0.004* |
Single parents | 117 | 64 (23.6) | 53 (16.2) | |
Guardian | 59 | 34 (12.5) | 25 (7.6) | |
Gainfully employed in the last 12 months | ||||
No | 490 | 221 (81.5) | 269 (82.3) | 0.821 |
Yes | 108 | 50 (18.5) | 58 (17.7) | |
Socio- economic status | ||||
Poorest | 184 | 114 (42.1) | 70 (21.4) | < 0.001* |
Poor | 104 | 42 (15.5) | 62 (19) | |
Middle | 103 | 36 (13.3) | 67 (20.5) | |
Rich | 90 | 39 (14.4) | 51 (15.6) | |
Richest | 117 | 40 (14.8) | 77 (23.5) | |
Eat from restaurant | ||||
Never | 510 | 244 (90.0) | 266 (81.3) | 0.003* |
Atleast once a week | 88 | 27 (10.0) | 61 (18.7) | |
Household size | ||||
Up to 5 people | 116 | 58 (21.4) | 58 (17.7) | 0.485 |
6–10 people | 391 | 171 (63.1) | 220 (67.3) | |
More than 10 | 91 | 42 (15.5) | 49 (15.0) | |