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Impact of Food Security on Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Intake Among Pregnant Women in Low-Resource Settings

Universal Journal of Food Security | Vol 2, Issue 1

Table 3. Association between dietary diversity andfood security status of the participants

Dietary diversity	Food security status						χ^²	df	p
	Food secure (55)		Mild/moderate food insecure (20)		Severe food insecure (21)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
	5 food groups (2)	0	0%	0	0%	2				2.10%	11.011	4	.026
	6 food groups (12)	5	5.21%	2	2.08%	5				5.21%
7 food groups (82)	50	52.08%	18	18.75%	14	14.58%