Research Article
Adherence to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Kasulu Communities in North-Western Tanzania
Table 1
The sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Kasulu district, north-western Tanzania, March-April 2019 (
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| Variables | Categories | Frequency () | Percent (%) |
| Mothers age (years) | 15-24 years | 140 | 43.8 | 25-34 years | 121 | 37.8 | 35-49 years | 59 | 18.4 |
| Mothers education | No formal education | 69 | 21.5 | Completed primary | 172 | 53.8 | Completed secondary + | 79 | 24.7 |
| Mothers occupation | Not employed | 232 | 72.5 | Employed | 88 | 27.5 |
| Marital status | Single | 35 | 10.9 | Married | 285 | 89.1 |
| Family size | 1-3 | 89 | 27.8 | 4-6 | 136 | 42.5 | 6+ | 95 | 29.7 |
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