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Table 2 Dietary habit of school children aged 6–12 years in Bahir Dar city northwest Ethiopia, (n = 616)

From: Overweight/obesity among school aged children in Bahir Dar City: cross sectional study

Characteristics’

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