Increase in demand for IFA supplements
Due to Covid-19, there was a discontinuation in the supply of IFA
tablets in the schools during the study period. However, several
teachers and students expressed that the demand for IFA had increased
after the education sessions. Teachers shared that the sessions created
an understanding amongst the students that the food consumed may not be
enough to meet the iron requirements and hence they were asking when the
school could provide IFA tablets: “They asked us, ‘Why are we not
being given the tablets?’ They asked the headmistress. They have
understood the concept that our food does not contain enough iron and
hence we need to take the tablets. That is the reason they asked for the
tablets.” (Teacher, IDI)