Table 2 Selected dietary practices of adults 18–64 years of age, Hawassa city, Southern Ethiopia, June 2015
Variables (n = 524) | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Typical meal frequency per day | ||
Two or less | 132 | 25.2 |
Three | 317 | 60.4 |
Four or more | 75 | 14.3 |
Typical snack frequency per day | ||
Never | 172 | 32.8 |
Once | 285 | 54.4 |
Two or more | 67 | 12.8 |
Practice of skipping breakfast/week | ||
Never | 261 | 49.8 |
One to three | 212 | 40.4 |
Four to six | 34 | 6.5 |
Everyday | 17 | 3.3 |
Consumption of meal away from home per week | ||
Never | 212 | 40.4 |
One | 130 | 24.9 |
Two to six | 182 | 34.7 |
Frequency of consumption of fast foods | ||
Once per day | 145 | 27.7 |
3 to 5 times/week | 182 | 34.7 |
1–2 times/week | 66 | 12.6 |
1–2 times/month | 62 | 11.9 |
0 times/month | 68 | 13.9 |
Alcohol intake in the last one month | ||
Yes | 152 | 28.9 |
No | 372 | 71.1 |
Alcohol intake frequency within the last one month (n = 152) | ||
Daily | 47 | 30.9 |
1–6 times per week | 41 | 27.1 |
Less than once per week | 64 | 42.0 |