Awareness of anaemia and its symptoms and
signs: Only 80.9% of the respondents had ever heard about
anaemia. In decreasing frequency, intermittent dizziness,
general body weakness, and persistent fatigue were the top
three most commonly known and recognized symptoms of
anaemia by the respondents. Only 45.1% of the respondents
knew at least 3 symptoms of anaemia but knowledge of
anaemia symptoms was not found to be significantly
associated with the presence of anaemia.