Study participants’ self-reported food consumption in a typical week by iHDSS. Values are in numbers and percentages (95% CI)
| Food consumption | Overall n=772 | West Hiri n=266 | Asaro n=254 | Karkar Island n=252 | p Value* | ||||
| n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | ||
| Root vegetables >5 days/week† | 503 | 65 (62 to 69) | 46 | 17 (13 to 22) | 211 | 83 (78 to 88) | 245 | 98 (94 to 99) | <0.001 |
| Greens >5 days/week† | 451 | 58 (54 to 62) | 36 | 14 (10 to 18) | 168 | 66 (60 to 72) | 247 | 98 (95 to 99) | <0.001 |
| Fruits >5 days/week† | 97 | 13 (10 to 15) | 64 | 24 (19 to 30) | 33 | 13 (9 to 18) | 0 | 0 (0 to 1) | <0.001 |
| Fresh protein 5 days/week† | 216 | 28 (25 to 31) | 128 | 48 (42 to 54) | 4 | 2 (0.4 to 4) | 84 | 33 (28 to 40) | <0.001 |
| Canned protein 5 days/week† | 181 | 23 (21 to 27) | 138 | 52 (46 to 58) | 26 | 10 (7 to 15) | 17 | 7 (4 to 11) | <0.001 |
| Teaspoon sugar >6 tsp daily | 132 | 17 (15 to 20) | 53 | 20 (15 to 25) | 51 | 20 (15 to 26) | 28 | 11 (8 to 16) | 0.026 |
| Sugary drinks 3+ days/week‡ | 43 | 6 (4 to 7) | 34 | 13 (9 to 17) | 9 | 4 (2 to 7) | 0 | 0 (0 to 1) | <0.001 |
| Purchased fried food >5 days/week† | 18 | 2 (1 to 4) | 4 | 2 (0 to 4) | 14 | 6 (3 to 9) | 0 | 0 (0 to 1) | <0.001 |
| Home fried food >5 days/week† | 151 | 20 (17 to 23) | 41 | 16 (11 to 20) | 109 | 43 (37 to 49) | 1 | 0.4 (0 to 2) | <0.001 |
| Stock cube 7 days/week§ | 5 | 1 (0 to 2) | 2 | 1 (0.1 to 2.7) | 1 | 0 (0 to 2) | 2 | 1 (0 to 3) | 0.377 |
| Salt directly on food 7 days/week§ | 361 | 47 (43 to 50) | 162 | 61 (55 to 67) | 144 | 57 (50 to 63) | 55 | 22 (17 to 27) | <0.001 |
*p Values were obtained by Pearson’s χ2test and Fisher’s exact test where appropriate, †Consumed for at least 5 days in a typical week, ‡Consumption of soft drink for at least 3 days in a typical week, §Consumption for 7 days of the week.
iHDSS, integrated Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites.