Table 2.
Compliance with IFAS among adolescent girls.
| Variables | Frequency, N = 424 | Percent (%) |
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| Took IFA tablet on the first day | ||
| No | 42 | 9.9 |
| Yes | 382 | 90.1 |
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| Currently taking IFA tablet in school | ||
| No | 74 | 17.5 |
| Yes | 350 | 82.5 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Number of IFA tablets taken in the past 7 weeks | ||
| <5 tablets | 313 | 73.8 |
| ≥5 tablets | 111 | 26.2 |
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| Always takes IFA tablet under supervision | ||
| No | 114 | 26.9 |
| Yes | 310 | 73.1 |
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| Ever missed taking IFA tablet in school | ||
| No | 74 | 17.5 |
| Yes | 350 | 82.5 |
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| 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 |