Background: Anemia is the commonest medical disorder in pregnancy and has been associated with poor pregnancy outcome. The purpose of this study was to determine the compliance rate and factors associated with iron and folic acid consumption among pregnant women.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a tertiary hospital with sample size of 246 pregnant women.
Results: The study showed 55.7% compliance rate of iron and folic acid among pregnant women. Significant association was observed between the compliance of the iron and folic acid and religion of women (p<0.001), ethnicity (p=0.001), educational status of women (p<0.001), occupation of husband (p=0.002), type of family (p=0.001), place of residence (p=0.02), family monthly income (p=0.007), frequency of antenatal check up (p<0.001), counseled for IFA during this pregnancy (p=0.024) and previous history of anaemia (p=0.029).
Conclusion: It is concluded that increase in frequency in antenatal care and proper counseling for consumption of IFA during pregnancy have positive influence in increasing compliance rate of iron and folic acid.
