Iron Supplementation Among Adolescent Girls in India

N/ACompletedNCT00198848

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health2,800 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

2,800

Conditions

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Interventions

Iron-folic acid supplementDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 19 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Girl 12-19 years of age * Resides in study area Exclusion Criteria: * Does not reside in study area

Locations (1)

Child In Need Institute

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevalence of anemia after 1 year of intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Knowledge of anemia

Practices regarding treatment and prevention of anemia

Knowledge of iron supplements

Practices regarding iron supplements

Dietary iron intake

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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