Additional file 3: of Feeding practices and nutrient content of complementary meals in rural central Tanzania: implications for dietary adequacy and nutritional status

Description and methods for preparation of staple and accompanied relish. (DOC 45 kb

Additional file 2: of Feeding practices and nutrient content of complementary meals in rural central Tanzania: implications for dietary adequacy and nutritional status

Description of ingredients and methods of preparing different types of porridge. (DOC 49 kb

Dietary Patterns and Household Food Insecurity in Rural Populations of Kilosa District, Tanzania

Data on food consumption and household food insecurity is contained in this file for the Rural Populations of Kilosa District, Tanzania. Repeated measurements were performed whereby same households were followed up in two rounds of the surveys across agricultural seasons. The first survey was conducted during the long rainy season (February–March) and a second survey post-harvest (September–October) in 2011

Prevalence of food insecurity by seasons among 307 subjects studied, adult rural household members from the Kilosa District, Tanzania.

<p>Prevalence of food insecurity by seasons among 307 subjects studied, adult rural household members from the Kilosa District, Tanzania.</p

Background characteristics of the 307 subjects studied, adult rural household members from the Kilosa District, Tanzania.

<p>Background characteristics of the 307 subjects studied, adult rural household members from the Kilosa District, Tanzania.</p

Percentage of households and various dietary patterns during the harvest season in Kilosa, Tanzania (n = 307).

<p>Percentage of households and various dietary patterns during the harvest season in Kilosa, Tanzania (n = 307).</p

Correlates of the dietary patterns factor loadings scores during rainy season among 307 subjects studied, adult rural household members from the Kilosa District, Tanzania.

<p>*Moderate significance correlation between variables</p><p>REGR factor score 1 (dietary pattern I) had high factor loading on fruits and cooking oils/fats, REGR factor score 2 (dietary pattern II) had high factor loading on Eggs, meat and milk, REGR factor score 3 (dietary pattern III) had high factor loading on Fish and vegetables and tubers and REGR factor score 4 (dietary pattern IV) had high factor loading on Pulses, nuts, legumes and cereals</p><p>Correlates of the dietary patterns factor loadings scores during rainy season among 307 subjects studied, adult rural household members from the Kilosa District, Tanzania.</p

Percentage of households in each dietary pattern during the rainy season among 307 subjects studied, adult rural household members from the Kilosa District, Tanzania.

<p>Percentage of households in each dietary pattern during the rainy season among 307 subjects studied, adult rural household members from the Kilosa District, Tanzania.</p

Correlates of dietary patterns factor loadings scores for harvest season in Kilosa, Tanzania (n = 307).

<p>** high significance correlation between variables</p><p>*Moderate significance correlation between variables</p><p>REGR factor score 1 (dietary pattern I) had high factor loading on Meat and milk, REGR factor score 2 (dietary pattern II) had high factor loading on Pulses, legumes and nuts, REGR factor score 3 (dietary pattern III) had high factor loading on Fish (and other sea foods), roots and tubers and REGR factor score 4 (dietary pattern IV) had high factor loading on Cereals, vegetables and fruits.</p><p>Correlates of dietary patterns factor loadings scores for harvest season in Kilosa, Tanzania (n = 307).</p

Percentage of households and various dietary patterns during the harvest season by food insecurity status in Kilosa, Tanzania (n = 307).

<p>*The odds ratio of DPI or DPII or DPIII or DPIV for Low factor loading on a dietary pattern / High factor loading on a dietary pattern for food insecure households</p><p>DPI = Dietary pattern 1, DPII = Dietary pattern 2, DPIII = Dietary pattern 3 and DPIV = Dietary pattern 4.</p><p>Percentage of households and various dietary patterns during the harvest season by food insecurity status in Kilosa, Tanzania (n = 307).</p