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 ().

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