Iron Deficiency Anemia
Conditions
Keywords
Iron deficiency anemia, Adolescent girls, India
Brief summary
This study will implement and evaluate a community-based intervention to distribute and promote consumption of weekly iron-folic acid supplements and to provide nutrition education to reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among adolescent girls in West Bengal, India.
Interventions
Sponsors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
12 Years to 19 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Girl 12-19 years of age * Resides in study area
Exclusion criteria
* Does not reside in study area
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of anemia after 1 year of intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge of anemia | — |
| Practices regarding treatment and prevention of anemia | — |
| Knowledge of iron supplements | — |
| Practices regarding iron supplements | — |
| Dietary iron intake | — |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed