Anaemia is among the major public health problems in most resource limited countries. It occurs when
the haemoglobin (Hb) concentration in the blood is lower than the recommended WHO cut-off values.
Some recent studies revealed that most female university students had an appropriate level of knowledge
about anaemia, but showed a lack of positive attitude and good practices towards preventing it. The aims
of this study were to determine the prevalence of anaemia and to evaluate the Knowledge, Attitudes,
Practices and Concerns (KAPC) about anaemia among female students in the University of Papua New
Guinea (UPNG). In this institution-based cross-sectional observational descriptive study, 217 female
students consented to participate. The Point-of-Care HemoCue® Hb 301 was used to determine the
haemoglobin levels of the consented female students.