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Table 4 Consumption frequency of selected foods in the 7 days preceding the study of the children in Areka town, Woliata zone 2020

From: Prevalence of dental caries and relation with nutritional status among school-age children in resource limited setting of southern Ethiopia

Variable

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

Milk and milk product

Yes

699

91.9

No

62

8.1

Fish and fish oil

Yes

24

3.2

No

737

96.8

Meat

Yes

370

40.9

No

391

59.1

Egg

Yes

661

86.9

No

100

13.1

Leafy green vegetable

Yes

759

99.7

No

2

0.3

Banana

Yes

756

99.3

No

5

0.7

Orange

Yes

460

60.4

No

301

39.6

Beans

Yes

702

92.2

No

59

7.8

Peas

Yes

648

85.2

No

113

14.8

Maize

Yes

727

95.5

No

34

4.5

Barly

Yes

499

65.6

No

262

34.4

Wheat

Yes

731

96.1

No

30

3.9