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To know the status and causes of anemia in less than 5 years children.

Study of prevalence and determinants of anemia in less than 5 years old children and effect of community based intervention on the improvement to the cure rate of nutritional iron deficiency anemia in children in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/07/044265
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2022-07-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: D509- Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Behavioral education: The Iron Folic Acid (IFA) program of government will be compared with intervention in which all anemic children will get IFA daily till 100 days with Education/cou

Sponsors

ICMRRMRC Gorakhpur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children should be less than 5 years old and they accompanied by their mother or caregiver and they intend to reside in the village for at least 6 months after enrollment in the trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children more than 59 months old and if they receieved blood transfusion in 1 year and active infection or fever >101 �°F will be excluded from this trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The findings of the project would be useful to understand the prevalence of anemia and associated risk factors in the children of north-eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. The research findings can be apply in the development of community-based public health intervention to reduce the prevalence of anemia in children.Timepoint: 1 year—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The study will provide the data about the performance of National deworming program in this part of eastern Uttar PradeshTimepoint: 6 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rajeev Singh

ICMR-RMRC Gorakhpur

rajeevbt22@gmail.com8924936067

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026