Prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation in the Parepare district, Indonesia; population characteristics and intake adherence

Table 1 Maternal characteristics according to the timing of multiple micronutrient supplementation introduction among pregnant women

Characteristics	Multiple micronutrient supplementation started
	Total		1st trimester		2nd trimester		3rd trimester
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
No.of participants	1216		655	53.9	501	41.2	60	4.9
MMS consumed
Mean ± SD	92.7 ± 42.3		115.4 ± 38.9		69.8 ± 27.7		36.3 ± 14.5
Age (year)
Mean ± SD	27.9 ± 5.9		27.9 ± 5.7		28.3 ± 6.1		26.4 ± 6.1
<20	72	5.9	33	5.0	31	6.2	8	13.3
20-<30	700	57.6	393	60.0	270	53.9	37	61.7
30–35	290	23.8	157	24.0	124	24.8	9	15.0
>35y	154	12.7	72	11.0	76	15.2	6	10.0
Educational level
Junior high school	136	11.2	65	9.9	66	13.2	5	8.3
Senior high	222	18.3	111	16.9	99	19.8	12	20.0
Diploma/Polytechnic	494	40.6	270	41.2	202	40.3	22	36.7
University	364	29.9	209	32.0	134	26.7	21	35.0
Occupation
No job	973	80.0	514	78.5	413	82.4	46	76.7
Has Job	243	20.0	141	21.5	88	17.6	14	23.3
Inter pregnancy duration
First pregnancy	397	32.6	213	32.6	153	30.5	31	51.7
≤2y	350	28.8	181	27.6	152	30.3	17	28.3
>2y	469	38.6	261	39.8	196	39.2	12	20.0
Parity
Nulliparous	397	32.6	213	32.5	153	30.5	31	51.7
Multiparous	819	67.4	442	67.5	348	69.5	29	48.3
Previous abortion
Yes	190	15.6	102	15.6	80	16.0	8	13.3
No	1026	84.4	553	84.4	421	84.0	52	86.7
Pre-pregnancy BMI
Mean ± SD	23.3 ± 4.3		23.5 ± 4.4		23.2 ± 4.3		22.1 ± 3.7
Underweight	139	11.4	69	10.6	63	12.6	7	11.7
Normal	706	58.1	372	56.8	293	58.5	41	68.3
Overweight	282	23.2	164	25.0	108	21.5	10	16.7
Obesity	89	7.3	50	7.6	37	7.4	2	3.3
Maternal height
Mean ± SD	152.7 ± 5.1		152.6 ± 5.4		152.7 ± 4.8		154.4 ± 5.1
<150 cm	304	25.0	166	25.5	126	25.1	12	20.0
≥150 cm	912	75.0	489	74.5	375	74.9	48	80.0
Side effects
Yes	57	4.7	29	4.4	26	5.2	2	3.3
No	1159	95.3	626	95.6	475	94.8	58	96.7
Owning Health Insurance
Yes	1161	95.5	634	96.8	471	94.0	56	93.3
No	55	4.5	21	3.2	30	6.0	4	6.7

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