Table 4. Association between supplement intake and micronutrient deficiency across the different pregnancy trimesters.
| Reported vitamin/mineral supplement | ||||
| Micronutrient deficiency | No | Multivitamin/mineral | Additional supplement | P-value |
| Trimester 1 | Trimester 1 | 0.380 | ||
| Yes (n = 40) | 3 (7.5) | 23 (57.5) | 14 (35.0) | |
| No (n = 9) | 2 (22.2) | 5 (35.6) | 2 (22.2) | |
| Trimester 2 | Trimester 1 | 0.273 | ||
| Yes (n = 45) | 4 (8.9) | 25 (55.6) | 16 (35.6) | |
| No (n = 4) | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 0 | |
| Trimester 2 | 0.377 | |||
| Yes (n = 43) | 2 (4.4) | 8 (17.8) | 33 (73.3) | |
| No (n = 4) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | |
| Trimester 3 | Trimester 1 | 0.668 | ||
| Yes (n = 43) | 5 (11.6) | 24 (55.8) | 14 (32.6) | |
| No (n = 6) | 0 | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Trimester 2 | 0.839 | |||
| Yes (n = 41) | 3 (7.0) | 8 (18.6) | 30 (69.8) | |
| No (n = 6) | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.8) | |
| Trimester 3 | 0.545 | |||
| Yes (n = 41) | 8 (18.6) | 3 (7.0) | 30 (73.2) | |
| No (n = 6) | 0 | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | |
Values presented as n (valid percentage).