Research Article
Adherence to Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Kasulu Communities in North-Western Tanzania
Table 2
Characteristics related to supplementation among respondents in Kasulu district, north-western Tanzania, March-April 2019 (
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| Variables | Categories | Frequency () | Percent (%) |
| Distance to the health facility (minutes) | 0-30 minutes | 172 | 53.8 | 60+ minutes | 148 | 46.2 |
| Number of children | 1-3 children | 221 | 69.1 | 4+ children | 99 | 30.9 |
| Time at first ANC visit | 0-3 months | 103 | 32.2 | 4-6 months | 197 | 61.6 | 7-9 months | 20 | 6.2 |
| Access to IFAS | ANC | 296 | 92.5 | Not ANC | 24 | 7.5 |
| IFAS given each visit | Yes | 128 | 40 | No | 192 | 60 |
| Reminded by a husband to take IFAS | Reminded | 28 | 8.8 | Not reminded | 292 | 91.3 |
| Side effects | Side effects | 108 | 33.8 | No side effects | 212 | 66.2 |
| Knowledge of anaemia | High knowledge | 222 | 69.4 | Low knowledge | 98 | 30.6 |
| Knowledge of IFAs | High knowledge | 110 | 34.4 | Low knowledge | 210 | 65.6 |
| Time spent to educated IFAS | Enough | 92 | 28.8 | Not enough | 228 | 71.2 |
| Perception of health services | Positive | 230 | 71.9 | Negative | 90 | 28.1 |
| Adherence level | Adherence | 65 | 20.3 | No adherence | 255 | 79.7 |
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