Table 2 Dietary diversity and nutrients intake and of the adolescent girls by study areas

Dietary diversity

Average number of food groups intake during last 24 hrs, Mean ± SD**

3.91 ± 1.25

3.97 ± 1.24

0.889

Dietary diversity score during last 24 hrs, n (%) *

 1 ‒3 food groups (low)

37.85(307)

38.44(311)

0.431

 4 ‒6 food groups (average)

59.93(486)

58.54(472)

 7 ‒10 food groups (high)

2.22(18)

3.21(26)

Had vitamin and iron rich foods during last 24 hours

Vitamin A rich dark green leafy vegetable, n (%) *

20.5 (166)

30.3 (245)

0.000

Organ meat, n (%) *

1.5 (12)

1.2 (10)

0.672

Fish, meat, poultry, n (%) *

73.7 (598)

74.8 (605)

0.630

Average nutrient intake during last one week

 Energy, in kcal/day, Mean(95% CI)**

1344.29(1357.64-1418.94)

1403.61(1375.78-1431.43)

0.468

 Protein, in g/day, Mean(95% CI)**

45.61(44.37–46.85)

46.36(45.26–47.46)

0.375

 Fat, in g/day, Mean (95% CI) **

14.28(13.78–14.78)

14.28(13.77–14.29)

0.998

 Carbohydrate, in g/day, Mean (95% CI) **

260.37(254.64-266.11)

264.34(258.83-269.84)

0.328

 Calcium, in mg/day, Mean (95% CI) **

635.38(550.01-720.75)

745.07(667.48–822.30)

0.062

 Iron, in g/day, Mean (95% CI) **

7.78(7.5–8.07)

8.65(8.22–9.07)

0.001

 Zinc, in mg/day, Mean (95% CI) **

8.85(8.31–8.78)

8.68(8.44–9.07)

0.445

 Vitamin A, in µg/day, Mean (95% CI) **

167.95(151.88-184.02)

233.01(207.14-258.19)

0.000

 Thiamin, in mg/day, Mean (95% CI) **

1.19(1.16–1.22)

1.18(1.15–1.21)

0.801

 Riboflavin, in mg/day, Mean (95% CI) **

0.64(0.61–0.67)

0.67(0.62–0.71)

0.365

 Vitamin C, in mg/day, Mean (95% CI) **

65.00(61.06–68.93)

71.09(67.04–75.14)

0.034

Intake iron supplementation

Intake of iron supplement during last one month, %(n)*

5.2 (42)

4.4(36)

0.493

Frequency of taking iron supplement, %(n)*

 Daily

23.8(10)

38.9(14)

0.322

 7 days

33.3(14)

30.6(11)

 < 7 days

42.9(18)

30.6(11)