Iron Deficiency Anemia among In-School Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Bahir Dar City Administration, North West Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge about Anemia among school adolescent girls at rural towns’ elementary and secondary schools of Bahir Dar city Administration, 2017 (n=423).

Knowledge about anemia	Frequency	Percentage
Knowledge about the cause of anemia
Poor	261	61.7
Good	162	38.3
Knowledge about sign and symptoms of anemia
Poor)	245	58%
Good	178	42%
Knowledge about consequences of anemia
Poor	227	53.7%
Good	196	46.3%
Knowledge about prevention of anemia
Poor	260	61.5%
Good	163	38.5%
Over all knowledge on anemia
Poor	240	56.7%
Good	183	43.3%