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This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of anemia and identify associatedfactors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital.Employing a quantitative approach, a systematic random sampling method recruited 358pregnant women for the study. Data collection involved a comprehensive review of recordsusing a checklist. Statistical analysis, conducted using Stata version 14, includeddescriptive statistics such as frequency tables, percentages, pie charts, and bar graphs. Thestudy revealed a 14.25% prevalence of anemia among pregnant women, with 52 mothersexhibiting Hb levels below 11mg/dl. Adjusting for potential confounders, sociodemographicfactors such as participants' age, trimester, and adherence to Iron/folic acidsupplementation showed significant associations with anemia in pregnancy. The observedprevalence of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Jinja RegionalReferral Hospital was 14.25%, indicating a lower incidence compared to other study sites.Notably, a minority of the participants presented anemia (Hb<11mg/dl). Additionally,socio-demographic factors such as age, trimester, and adherence to Iron/folic acidsupplementation remained significantly linked to anemia in pregnancy after adjusting forconfounders.Keywords: Anaemia, Haemoglobin, Pregnancy, Antenatal care, Iron.