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Pregnancy anemia is a global health issue that affects low-, middle-, and high-income nations and has a number ofnegative effects on health and socioeconomic development. Globally, an estimated 40.1% of expectant mothersexperience anemia. One of the most difficult public health issues in underdeveloped nations is anemia duringpregnancy. Severe anemia contributes to maternal morbidity and death on a very regular basis, even if a causalconnection isn't always established. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence and demographiccharacteristics of pregnant women with anemia attending antenatal care at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital(FPRRH). A hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence ofanemia and the demographic characteristics of pregnant women with anemia at FPRRH. Using a sample of 384pregnant women attending antenatal care at FPRRH. The participants were selected consecutively until desiredsample size was attained. The prevalence of anemia among pregnant women attending antenatal care at FortportalRegional Referral Hospital was found to be 15% and those without anemia were 85%. The majority of pregnantmothers with anemia were under the age of 25, followed by those between the ages of 26 and 35, and a minority over35. The majority of mothers with anemia had completed primary school, followed by tertiary and secondary. Also,most of the mothers with anemia earned UGX100,000-150,000, with a minority earning UGX260,000-300,000 ormore. The majority of mothers with anemia were single, divorced, and married. The majority of anemic motherswere Anglican, followed by Catholics and Adventists. Age, education level, income level, and marital status, thereligion of mothers attending antenatal care at FPRRH, were associated with the occurrence of anemia. Thepopulation needs to be educated about the effects of anemia in pregnancy such that pregnant mothers take cautionagainst anemia. The government should improve antenatal care services.