Dietary diversity and meal frequency
No statistically significant difference was observed among the intervention groups either at baseline or at the end-line of the intervention across eight of the ten food groups. These included cereals and roots, nuts and seeds, pulses, dairy food, meat and poultry, egg, dark green leafy vegetables, and other vitamin A rich fruits and vegetables. Only other vegetables and other fruits were significant at baseline among the intervention groups. However, other vegetable intake turned out to be insignificant at the end-line, while the other fruits continued to be significant at the end-line of the intervention between the intervention groups. Similarly, the dietary diversity score was significantly different among the intervention groups at the baseline and insignificant at the end-line of the intervention. Regarding the meal frequency, no significant difference was observed between the intervention and control groups either at baseline or end-line of the intervention (Table Dietary diversity among female adolescents in Northwest Ethiopia, 2022