Population-level effective coverage of adolescent weekly iron and folic acid supplementation is low in rural West Bengal, India.

Public Health Nutrition
Christopher R SudfeldWafaie W Fawzi

Abstract

To assess the coverage of the adolescent weekly iron and folic acid supplementation (WIFS) programme in rural West Bengal, India. We conducted a population-based cross-sectional survey of intended WIFS programme beneficiaries (in-school adolescent girls and boys and out-of-school adolescent girls). Birbhum Health and Demographic Surveillance System. A total of 4448 adolescents 10-19 years of age participated in the study. The percentage of adolescents who reported taking four WIFS tablets during the last month as intended by the national programme was 9·4 % among in-school girls, 7·1 % for in-school boys and 2·3 % for out-of-school girls. The low effective coverage was due to the combination of large deficits in WIFS provision and poor adherence. A large proportion of adolescents reported they were not provided any WIFS tablets in the last month: 61·7 % of in-school girls, 73·3 % of in-school boys and 97·1 % of out-of-school girls. In terms of adherence, only 41·6 % of in-school girls, 38·1 % of in-school boys and 47·4 % of out-of-school girls reported that they consumed all WIFS tablets they received. Counselling from teachers, administrators and school staff was the primary reason adolescents reported taking WIFS tablets, whe...Continue Reading

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Jun 5, 2021·Current Developments in Nutrition·Rajesh Kumar RaiWafaie W Fawzi

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