Increase in knowledge
Participating teachers and students expressed that these topics were either new to them or that they did not have in-depth knowledge. Teachers perceived that their knowledge had increased after the training and after reviewing the materials, as one teacher mentioned: “We did not even know that anaemia exists in pregnancy…Now through this syllabus, we have attained basic knowledge about why a pregnant woman has anaemia” (Teacher, IDI). Similarly, students shared several positive influences of the education sessions on their knowledge and awareness regarding anaemia, iron consumption, anaemia in pregnancy, balanced diet etc:
“Earlier I never used to eat well or consume tablets. After these classes, I am aware of how to eat good food.” (Student, FGD)
“We learnt about parasitic infection and tablets to consume for that…they were health related. We didn’t know previously, and the topics were new.” (Student, FGD)