Although Uganda is implementing a minimum public health package to combat pregnancy anaemia, the prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy remains high and increased from
41.2%13 in 2001 to 64.4% in 20066. Although risk factors for anaemia in pregnancy are well known, their interplay and relative strengths in Uganda, a culturally and geographically
diverse country, need better understanding in order to improve intervention strategies. It is imperative to understand the factors responsible for the low uptake of public health interventions, as well as other immediate causes of anaemia in each locality in order to design appropriate behavioural change communications and other interventions.
In particular, there is insufficient information about the influence of, and knowledge and attitudes towards anaemia and anaemia prevention interventional packages among the population. The objective of this study was therefore to assess the determinants of anaemia among pregnant women in Kiboga district.