A sub-group of 341 pregnant women was randomly selected to collect 24-hour dietary recall. Results: 39.6% of the pregnant women had zinc deficiency, this rate was the same in urban and sub-urban area (39.4 and 39.8%); zinc deficiency were at the same rate in 3 trimesters (40.0% in the 1st, 37.6% in the 2nd and 40, 5% in the 3rd trimester).