Research Article
Iron Deficiency Anemia among In-School Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Bahir Dar City Administration, North West Ethiopia
Table 2
Knowledge about Anemia among school adolescent girls at rural towns’ elementary and secondary schools of Bahir Dar city Administration, 2017 (n=423).
| Knowledge about anemia | Frequency | Percentage |
| Knowledge about the cause of anemia | | | Poor | 261 | 61.7 | Good | 162 | 38.3 | Knowledge about sign and symptoms of anemia | | | Poor) | 245 | 58% | Good | 178 | 42% | Knowledge about consequences of anemia | | | Poor | 227 | 53.7% | Good | 196 | 46.3% | Knowledge about prevention of anemia | | | Poor | 260 | 61.5% | Good | 163 | 38.5% | Over all knowledge on anemia | | | Poor | 240 | 56.7% | Good | 183 | 43.3% |
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