Paper Title
KNOWLEDGE OF MICRONUTRIENT'S AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN OF PUNARWAS MUNICIPALITY, KANCHANPUR, NEPAL

Abstract
Abstract - Background - Micronutrient’s deficiencies are a major global health problem. Objectives - To assess knowledge of Micronutrients and associated sociodemographic factors among pregnant women in Punarwas Municipality, Kanchanpur, Nepal. Methods - A cross sectional descriptive survey using a structured questionnaire was implemented to assess the knowledge of micronutrients among 380 pregnant women in Punarwas Municipality, Kanchanpur, Nepal. Multistage Sampling was used to collect data. SPSS version 21 was used to analyze the data. Results - Majority 71.3% of the respondents were between 20-30 years , followed by 8.9 percent 30-40 years. Out of 380 respondents , 45.3% knew about the Vitamin A rich food, 42.6% Iron, 41.3% Folic Acid, 43.9% Zinc, 82.4% Iodine and 25.3% Calcium respectively. More than half of the study population had poor knowledge (54.7%) about micronutrients. Age, Type of family, Education, Monthly income and Occupation were found significantly associated with level of knowledge. Conclusion: More than half of the pregnant women had poor knowledge level of knowledge and awareness about micronutrients. Pregnant women should be given nutrition education to improve the knowledge of nutrition.