| Knowledge base | Specific content | Number of mothers (%)* |
| Heard about anaemia before child’s admission | 22(55.0) | |
| Diagnosed with anaemia in pregnancy | 27 (67.5) | |
| Signs & symptoms of anaemia* | Conjunctiva pallor | 35 (87.5) |
| Palmer pallor | 32 (80.0) | |
| Reduced physical activity | 17 (42.2) | |
| Loss of appetite | 16 (40.0) | |
| Loss of weight | 14 (35.0) | |
| Breathing difficulty | 10 (25.0) | |
| Puffy face | 8 (20.0) | |
| Complications of anaemia* | Poor growth | 26 (65.0) |
| Tiredness | 20 (50.0) | |
| Poor learning capacity | 10 (25.0) | |
| Poor concentration | 6 (15.0) | |
| Causes of anaemia in children* | Frequent illness | 12 (30.0) |
| Refusal to eat | 10 (25.0) | |
| Lack of food at home | 9 (22.5) | |
| Witchcraft | 9 (22.5) | |
| Sickle cell | 2 (5.0) | |
| HIV | 2 (5.0) | |
| Maternal anaemia | 1 (2.5) | |
| Eating lemons | 1 (2.5) | |
| Do not know | 2 (5.0) | |
| Maternal anaemia relationship to child’s anaemia | 7 (17.5) | |
| Anaemia causes problems later in life | 15 (37.5) | |