Conclusion
Appropriate education and counselling on anaemia, iron-rich diet and IFA
supplementation is crucial for adolescents and can help reduce the
burden and consequences of anaemia. Our findings indicate that an
education intervention employing a multimodal learning approach carried
out for adolescents by teachers in schools is effective in improving
awareness and attitude related to anaemia and its prevention. Adoption
of such intervention in the national curriculum and scale-up may help
make marked improvements in the nutritional status of adolescents.
Future studies to assess impact on behaviours related to diet and
consumption of IFA supplements as well anaemia status will provide
insights regarding the effectiveness of the intervention.