Research Article
Intermittent Iron Folate Supplementation: Impact on Hematinic Status and Growth of School Girls
Table 1
Change in mean hemoglobin levels in the school girls after the intervention.
| Study groups | Total (9–13 yrs) | “t” value | N | Initial | Final | Mean change ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| IFA-1Wkly (E1) | 65 | | | | E1 versus CS: 5.07*** E2 versus CS: 6.89*** ED versus CS: 4.82*** E2 versus E1: 2.04* ED versus E1: 1.45NS E2 versus ED: 0.18NS | IFA-2Wkly (E2) | 89 | | | | IFA-Daily (ED) | 59 | | | | No-IFA (CS) | 41 | | | | (F value) | 8.001*** |
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onsignificant, *, ***, IFA-1Wkly: once a week IFA tablet, IFA-2Wkly: twice a week IFA tablet, IFA-Daily: daily IFA tablet, and No-IFA: no IFA tablet.
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