(P27-095-25) Supplement Intake Compliance of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Visit in Selected Health Facilities in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu, Nigeria

Objectives: The study assessed the supplement intake compliance of pregnant women attending antenatal care visits in selected health facilities in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was employed, and a multi-staged sampling technique was used. Four hundred and twenty-five (425) women were randomly selected from selected health facilities in the study area. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire to obtain information on socio-demographic characteristics, pregnancy information, and supplement intake compliance. Data obtained were coded and analyzed using the computer program Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) for Windows, version 23. Statistical analysis was carried out using the chi-square test to ascertain the relationship between variables. Statistical significance was accepted at p ≤ 0.05.

Results: Approximately 30% of the pregnant women in the study were aged between 25 and 29 years, 28.5% were traders, 59.5% had tertiary education, 84.7% were married and 37% earned between ₦20,000 to ₦50,000 as monthly incomes. A significant proportion of the pregnant women had previous pregnancies (76.5%), with varying numbers of pregnancies and children, 24.2% reported experiencing a miscarriage, while 10.4% had given birth to twins. More than one-third (37.9%) of the pregnant women were currently taking supplements, with 49.2% of them taking a folic acid supplement once per day according to the recommendation. More than three out of four pregnant women sourced their supplements from healthcare facilities. There were significant (p < 0.05) associations between socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women and supplement intake.

Conclusions: The study observed poor compliance to supplement intake among pregnant women as this may affect both the progress and outcome of the pregnancy and undermine the mother and child health outcomes.

Funding Sources: The study received no external funding.