Proportion of Immediate Postpartum Anaemia and Associated Factors among Postnatal Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Dietary and micronutrient uptake characteristics of postnatal mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 424).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
IFA tablet took during pregnancy	Yes	368	86.8
	No	56	13.2
GA when IFA tablet started	<16 weeks	176	51.5
	20–24 weeks	90	26.3
	26–30 weeks	67	19.6
	30–34 weeks	9	2.6
Adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation	Poor adherence	248	72.7
	Good adherence	93	27.3
Hot drink while taking iron	Yes	135	39.5
	No	207	60.5
Frequency of meal per day	≤3	322	76.1
	>3	101	23.9
Midupper arm circumference in centimeter (cm)	<23	195	46.0
	≥23	229	54.0

IFA: iron and folic acid, GA: gestational age.