Interviewer instructions
Anemia is a common problem during pregnancy that can be overcome by additional intake of iron. Q.421 asks whether the woman was given or bought any iron tablets or syrup during her pregnancy. Since some women may not know that they were given iron tablets, note that we are not asking whether or not she consumed the tablets/syrup she was given or bought; rather, we want to know whether she had the tablets/syrup in her possession during the pregnancy. If the respondent was given or bought iron tablets/syrup (YES in Q.421), ask her for how many days during her pregnancy she took the tablets/syrup. Record the response in the boxes. Remember to put a leading zero in front; 30 days would be '030'. If she was given or bought iron tablets but never took one, record '000'. If she does not remember, probe for the approximate number of days, e.g., by asking how many months pregnant she was when she began taking the tablets and whether she took the tablets every day after that.
