Research Article
Intermittent Iron Folate Supplementation: Impact on Hematinic Status and Growth of School Girls
Table 3
Mean change in body mass index 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) | 73 | | | | E1 versus CS: 0.64NS | IFA-2Wkly (E2) | 103 | | | | E2 versus CS: 3.11** | IFA-Daily (ED) | 59 | | | | ED versus CS: 1.99* | No-IFA (CS) | 43 | | | | (F-value) | 3.86** |
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on significant, *, **, 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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