Iron deficiency anaemia Haematological Disorders Iron deficiency anaemia
Conditions
Interventions
Information only:
To some randomly-assigned schools we provided three types of information to school principals:
1. The share of enrolled students who are anaemic
we investigate this possibility directly. In addition, we provide exactly the same information to principals as in Information only schools.
Information and earmarked operating budget
Sponsors
Stanford University (USA)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All fourth and fifth grade students (both male and female students ages 8 - 11 years) in 57 randomly selected rural primary schools in ten nationally designated poor counties in China's Ningxia and Qinghai provinces.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Students found to be extremely anaemic were excluded and sent to a clinician for treatment 2. Students identified as having thalassaemia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Haemoglobin concentrations, obtained by finger prick testing using HemoCue AB point-of-care diagnostics, measured during the evaluation survey, six months after the start of the treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured during the evaluation survey, six months after the start of the treatment: 1. Differential approaches of principals to reduce anaemia 2. Changes over time in the composition of meals at home (meat, tofu, and fruit) 3. Changes in school budgetary allocations in both the Subsidy, Incentive and Information only groups relative to the Control group | — |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed