Anemia preventio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Circulatory System; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Anemia

• Registration Number: PACTR201705002283263
• Lead Sponsor: Hawassa university

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Other
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Children 24 months up to 59 months
Children with hemoglobin level 7 to <11 mg/dl
Currently residing in the study area, Tulla sub-city of Hawassa city administration, having lived in the study area for at least 6 month prior to the study and who are planning to continue to be there for the next 1 year.
Guardians provide informed consent and the children ascent.

Exclusion Criteria

¿Children with chronic illness like HIVAIDS, tuberculosis, cancer and any other unspecified chronic illness
¿Severely malnourished children < -3 Z score
¿Children who are taking iron supplements
¿Children who got a blood transfusion in the last 6 months
Children who are unable to collaborate (any somatic or mental disability making collaboration difficult more than expected for the age range)
Children with repeated malaria who are diagnosed as positive for malaria at least 3 times the last 3 months
Any suspected hematological disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
hemoglobin of children and serum ferritin

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
anthropometry measures