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Table 3 The proportion of children consumed the food product at least once in the past 72 h across agro-ecological zone in Butajira District, 2018

From: Aflatoxin exposure among children of age 12–59 Months in Butajira District, South-Central Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Food category

Agro-ecological zones

Total (N = 332)

Highland (n = 93)

Midland (n = 127)

Lowland (n = 112)

‘Kita’- flat bread, made of:

 Maize

84 (90.3%)

78 (61.4%)

99 (88.4%)

261 (78.6%)

 Maize & wheat blend

0

0

1 (0.9%)

1 (0.3%)

 Didn’t eat ‘Kita’ within 72 h

9 (9.7%)

49 (38.6%)

12 (10.7%)

70 (21.1%)

‘Enjera’- a pancake made of:

 Teff

4 (4.3%)

37 (29.0%)

8 (7.1%)

49 (14.8%)

 Maize

25(26.9%)

3 (2.4%)

30 (26.8%)

58 (17.5%)

 Teff & maize blend

20(21.5%)

26 (20.5%)

30 (26.8%)

76 (22.9%)

 Sorghum & Teff blend

0 (0%)

2 (1.6%)

1 (0.9%)

3 (0.9%)

 Sorghum & maize blend

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (1.8%)

2 (0.6%)

 Didn’t eat ‘Enjera’ within 72 h

44 (47.3%)

59 (46.5%)

41(36.6%)

144 (43.3%)

Bread- made of:

 Wheat

32 (34.4%)

66 (52.0%)

32 (28.6%)

130 (39.2%)

 Wheat & maize blend

4 (4.3%)

17 (13.4%)

7 (6.2%)

28 (8.4%)

 Sorghum & maize blend

1 (1.1%)

5 (3.9%)

2 (1.8%)

8 (2.4%)

 Didn’t eat bread within 72 h

56 (60.2%)

39 (30.7%)

71 (63.4%)

166 (50%)

Stew ‘Shiro wot’- made of:

 Broad bean

21 (22.6%)

14 (11.0%)

13 (11.6%)

48 (14.5%)

 Pea

10 (10.8%)

14 (11.0%)

3 (2.7%)

27 (8.1%)

 Pea, chicken pea, broad bean & cassava blend

1 (1.0%)

16 (12.6%)

6 (5.4%)

23 (6.9%)

 Pea, chicken pea & broad bean blend

6 (6.5%)

11 (8.7%)

5 (4.5%)

22 (6.6%)

 Pea & chicken pea blend

0 (0%)

2 (1.6%)

0 (0%)

2 (0.6%)

 Didn’t eat ‘Shiro wot’ within 72 h

55 (59.1%)

70 (55.1%)

85 (75.8%)

210 (63.3%)

Cow milk

16 (17.2%)

44 (34.6%)

18 (16.1%)

78 (23.5%)

 Didn’t have cow milk

77 (82.8%)

83 (65.4%)

94 (83.9%)

254 (76.5%)