1. Intermittent iron supplementation versus placebo or no intervention by age group.
| Outcome |
Comparison 3 Children 0 to 59 months Relative effect (95% CI) Number of trials and effective sample size |
Comparison 5 Children 60 months and older Relative effect (95% CI Number of trials and effective sample size |
| Anaemia | RR 0.43 (0.23 to 0.80) 4 trials, 658 children |
RR 0.54, (0.33 to 0.90) 6 trials, 1166 children |
| Haemoglobin (g/L) | MD 6.45 (2.36 to 10.55) 9 trials, 1254 children |
MD 4.04 (0.30 to 7.78) 10 trials, 1778 children 4.04 [0.30, 7.78] |
| Iron deficiency (using ferritin concentrations) | RR 0.24 (0.06 to 0.91) 3 trials, 431 children |
None of the trials reported on this outcome |
| Ferritin (μg/L) | MD 13.15 (‐2.28 to 28.59) 4 trials, 310 children |
MD 16.60 (11.12 to 22.08) 1 trial, 240 children |
| Adherence | RR 1.04 (0.98 to 1.09) 2 trials, 289 children |
None of the trials reported on this outcome |