Table 3.

The reasons for poor compliance with iron and folate supplementation

Barrier	Iron supplement (n = 123)	Folate supplement (n = 84)
Forgetting to take the pills most days	69 (56.25)	54 (67.5)
Being unaware about the benefits	5 (4.0)	2 (2.5)
Experiencing side-effects	36 (29.16)	12 (15.0)
Concerning about being harmful	3 (2.08)	2 (2.5)
Getting advice from people	-	4 (5.0)
Not afford of purchasing supplements	5 (4.0)	2 (2.5)
No believe in supplements usefulness	3 (2.08)	2 (2.5)
Growing tired of taking pills	3 (2.08)	-