Table 1.
Comparison of anaemia status before and after intervention among daily IFA supplementation (DIFS) and weekly IFA supplementation (WIFS) groups
| Hb (gm%) | No. of adolescents | Inter group ‘p value’ by matched pair t test of ‘after intervention’ results among both groups: (b) and (d) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily IFA Supplementation(n=60) | Weekly IFA Supplementation(n=60) | ||||||
| Before intervention(a) | After intervention(b) | P value | Before intervention(c) | After intervention(d) | p value | ||
| >12 (Normal) | 00 | 15(25%) | 00 | 19(31.67%) | 0.001 | ||
| 10-11.9 (Mild Anaemia) | 37(61.67%) | 39(65%) | < 0.001 | 44(73.33%) | 37(61.67%) | < 0.001 | |
| 7-9.9 (Moderate Anaemia) | 22(36.67%) | 06(10%) | 16(26.67%) | 04(6.66%) | |||
| < 7 (Severe Anaemia) | 01(1.66%) | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||
| Total | 60 (100%) | 60 (100%) | 60 (100%) | 60 (100%) | |||