Table 2.

Major findings with code, subcategories, categories, and themes.

Code	Subcategory	Category	Theme
Inadequate counseling room Limited funds for the management of anemia	Inappropriate and unspecified places inhibit the counseling process There are no specific funds available for anemia treatment	Inadequate infrastructure in iron deficiency anemia prevention management	Facilities, infrastructures, and supplement support
Hb tool components are not sufficient	Inadequacy of the Hb tool component
The available iron tablets have expired	Incorrect calculation of iron tablet supply	Inadequate supplement supply
Noncompliance for iron consumption Eating the wrong food	The behavior of pregnant women in consuming iron	An incorrect view of iron needs	Sociocultural factors
Embarrassed if the pregnancy is known by others
Ashamed if accompanying a pregnant wife	Community perception about pregnancy	The wrong culture related to pregnancy
Exchange iron-containing work results with nonnutritious foods	Food sources of iron are not consumed by the family	Bad behavior towards family
Anemia counselors are not trained	There are no trained health workers to become anemia counselors	Health workers' knowledge and competence	Health provider competency deficits and no developing guidelines
Incompatibility of staff competence in the management of anemia	Incompatibility of health workers' competencies
No specific guidelines for anemia counseling	No special guidebook available	Specific guidelines for anemia counselors