A School-Based Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Program Effectively Reduces Anemia in a Prospective Cohort of Ghanaian Adolescent Girls.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School-based iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation is recommended for adolescent girls in countries with high burdens of anemia.

Objectives

We aimed to evaluate the context-specific effectiveness of a school-based, integrated anemia control program with IFA supplementation in Ghana.

Methods

Using data from a pre-post, longitudinal program evaluation, we evaluated the effectiveness of school-based weekly IFA supplementation in reducing the burden of anemia and increasing hemoglobin concentrations (Hb; primary outcomes) in 2 regions of Ghana. Generalized linear mixed effects models with schools (clusters) as random effects were used to quantify the change in the anemia prevalence and the mean Hb associated with cumulative IFA tablet consumption over 1 sch

SUBMITTER: Gosdin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8172428 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature