From: Overweight/obesity among school aged children in Bahir Dar City: cross sectional study
Characteristics’ | ||
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Fruit and vegetable consumption | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
Yes | 347 | 56.3 |
No | 269 | 43.7 |
Uses snack | ||
Yes | 324 | 52.6 |
No | 292 | 47.4 |
Number of snacks/day | ||
≤ 2 snacks/day | 166 | 51.2 |
≥ 3snacks/day | 158 | 48.8 |
Number of meals/day | ||
< 3 meals/day | 23 | 3.7 |
≥ 3 meals/day | 593 | 96. |
Ways of getting lunch | ||
Taking from home | 600 | 97.6 |
cafeteria/school Lounge | 16 | 2.4 |
Intake of fast food | ||
Yes | 473 | 76.8 |
No | 143 | 23.2 |
Watching Television while eating | ||
Yes | 285 | 46.3 |
No | 331 | 53.7 |
Eating while reading | ||
Yes | 107 | 17.4 |
No | 509 | 82.6 |
Missing of meals | ||
Yes | 268 | 43.5 |
No | 348 | 56.6 |
Access to restaurant/shop for fast food | ||
Yes | 349 | 56.7 |
No | 267 | 43.3 |