Variable

No. (%)

Have you heard of anemia in pregnancy?

Yes

No

292 (69.5)

128 (30.5)

Source of information

Health professionals

Mass media

Others^*

Not applicable

187 (64.0)

84 (28.8)

38 (13.0)

128 (30.5)

What does anemia mean?

A decrease in the concentration of RBC or Hb level in the blood

 I don’t know

Not applicable

217 (74.3)

75 (25.7)

128 (30.5)

Causes/risk of anemia in pregnancy (more than one answer is possible)

Malnutrition

Parasitic infestations

Malaria

Acute/chronic blood loss

Chronic medical illness

High parity

Short interpregnancy interval

I don`t know

Not applicable

195 (66.8)

123 (42.1)

97 (33.2)

227 (77.8)

136 (46.6)

114 (39.1)

121 (41.4)

24 (8.2)

128 (30.5)

How can one know that she is suffering from anemia? (more than one answer is possible)

Paleness of the skin

Shortness of breathing

Physical weakness/fatigue

Poor appetite

Fainting

Headaches 

I don't know

Not applicable

81 (27.8)

28 (9.6)

136 (46.6)

57 (19.5)

118 (40.4)

106 (36.3)

49 (14.7)

128 (30.5)

Can anemia be treated

Yes

I don’t know 

Not applicable

214 (73.3)

78 (26.7)

128 (30.5)

Does pregnant woman’s are at risk for anemia?

Yes

No

Not applicable

201 (68.8)

91 (31.2)

128 (30.5)

Can anemia cause a serious problem in your health and for the expected baby?

Yes

No

Not applicable

185 (63.4)

107 (36.6)

128 (30.5)

How can one protect herself from getting anemia? (more than one answer is possible)

Eating food enriched with iron sources

Taking iron supplementation

Drinking or eating fruits

Spacing childbirth

Deworming

Sleeping under ITNs

I don't know

Not applicable

144 (46.3)

261 (89.4)

105 (36.0)

130 (44.5)

87 (29.8)

66 (22.6)

37 (12.7)

128 (30.5)

Do you know that drinking tea, coffee, and milk after meal reduce iron absorption in the body?

Yes

No

Not applicable

103 (35.3)

189 (64.7)

128 (30.5)

Knowledge of anemia

Good

Poor

Not applicable

185 (63.4)

107 (36.6)

128 (30.5)