health information needs and risk health behaviours of pregnant women in anambra state, nigeria

Introduction: this study investigated the health information needs and risky health behaviors of pregnant women in anambra state. the vast majority of maternal deaths could be prevented if women had access to health information on their risky health behaviors during pregnancy. the study's specific objectives are to determine the risky health behaviors of pregnant women in anambra state and identify their health information needs regarding these behaviors.methods: the descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. the population comprised 8,984 pregnant women. borg and gall statistical tool was used to determine the sample size of 898. a questionnaire structured by the researcher was used as a data collection instrument for the study. three experts validated the instrument. data obtained were analyzed using mean ratings.results: the study revealed that pregnant women in anambra state indulge themselves in so many risky health behaviors, and they have several unmet health information needs that could be attributed to their risky health behaviors.conclusion: concerted efforts should be made as a matter of urgency to provide health information to pregnant women in bite-sized and self-explanatory formats (information repackaging), especially for vulnerable women (poor, illiterates), to help meet their health information needs. this can mitigate the rising effects of pregnancy-related complications in nigeria.