Compliance with Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation and Its Associated Factors among Adolescent Girls in Tamale Metropolis of Ghana

Table 2

Compliance with IFAS among adolescent girls.

Variables	Frequency, N = 424	Percent (%)
Took IFA tablet on the first day
No	42	9.9
Yes	382	90.1
Currently taking IFA tablet in school
No	74	17.5
Yes	350	82.5
Reasons for taking IFA tablet
Advice from teacher	144	41.1
Because it is free	12	3.4
Friends are taking it	25	7.1
It prevents anaemia	169	48.3
Reasons for not taking the tablet
Fear of side effects	4	5.4
My parents ask me not to take the tablet	67	90.5
l feel healthy	3	4.1
Number of IFA tablets taken in the past 7 weeks
<5 tablets	313	73.8
≥5 tablets	111	26.2
Always takes IFA tablet under supervision
No	114	26.9
Yes	310	73.1
Ever missed taking IFA tablet in school
No	74	17.5
Yes	350	82.5
Reasons for missing
Bad taste of tablet	23	6.6
I was absent	101	28.9
Side effects	16	4.6
I was not given IFA tablet	210	60.0