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)