IMPACT OF NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING ON NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND ANAEMIA AMONG EARLY ADOLESCENTS IN GHANA.

Nutrition education and counselling to improve dietary iron intake and iron status of early adolescents in Ghana

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202105806562705

Enrollment

Registered

2021-05-12

Start date

2020-03-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Nutrition education

No treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy Adolescents (early adolescents) aged 10-14 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Adolescents living with sickle cell disease, pregnant, on any medication and severely anaemic or malnourished prior to the intervention phase

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Haemoglobin level	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
dietary intake, knowledge level and nutritional status-underweight	—

Countries

Ghana

Contacts

Public ContactDivine Elicophie

University of Health and Allied Sciences

deli-cophie@uhas.edu.gh+233243387461

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026