Table 2.

Maternal and paternal perceptions of use of supplements

		Mothers		Fathers
		N	Percent1	N	Percent1
(1) Reasons a woman might use supplements during pregnancy		980		295
	To get more blood		57.9		50.3
	For growth of the baby		53.2		53.2
	For good health/energy		47.1		47.1
	To increase appetite		23.3		19.7
	To gain weight		4.5		6.1
(2) Reasons a woman might use supplements during lactation		978		295
	To get more blood		45.4		53.2
	To make mother stronger		37.4		29.5
	For baby's health		27.2		31.9
	To increase appetite		24.4		17.3
	For more breastmilk		16.1		19.0
	Does not know		5.2		5.1
	No special reason		5.1		6.4
(3) Reasons a woman might not use supplements during pregnancy		979		296
	Nausea/vomiting		24.2		19.6
	Laziness		17.0		14.2
	Does not know		16.9		12.8
	No need		16.7		19.6
	No special reason		11.0		13.5
	Too costly		6.3		8.1
	Dizziness		5.6		4.1
	Dislikes medicine/supplements		5.3		5.4
	Lack of knowledge/ignorance		1.0		6.1
(4) Reasons a woman might not use supplements during lactation		975		295
	No need		30.3		31.5
	Does not know		25.7		22.0
	No special reason		20.3		18.6
	Too costly		9.0		8.1
	Lack of knowledge/ignorance		0.4		5.8
(5) Reasons parents might give children supplements between the ages of 6 months and 2 years		956		288
	To increase appetite		56.4		44.8
	For good health		47.3		54.5
	To gain weight		13.7		14.6
	To be more active		11.0		6.9
	For growth		10.6		7.6
	To get more blood		9.3		6.6
	To prevent undernutrition		7.6		4.2
	Does not know		6.4		4.9
	No special reason		4.7		9.0
(6) Reasons parents might not give children supplements between the ages of 6 months and 2 years		958		288
	No need		37.4		35.1
	No special reason		26.4		21.2
	Too costly		15.2		11.8
	Does not know		9.7		12.9
	Advice from others		2.1		7.3
(7) LNS group: Accuracy of recollection of supplement mother received during the intervention		336		104
	Correct recollection		98.5		76.0
	Incorrect recollection		1.2		2.9
	Does not know/remember		0.3		21.2
(8) Capsules group: Accuracy of recollection of supplement mother received during the intervention		647		192
	Correct recollection		94.0		43.8
	Incorrect recollection		4.0		3.1
	Does not know/remember		2.0		53.1

Note: LNS = lipid‐based nutrient supplements.

¹ Values are percentage of respondents who mentioned the specific response. Specific responses reported when mentioned by ≥5% of either mothers or fathers.