Impact of Vitamin B12 Supplementation With Iron and Folic Acid on Adolescent Girls

Summary

The study is a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of Vitamin B12 supplementation along with Iron Folic Acid (IFA) in combating anaemia. Adolescent anaemic girls will be randomly divided into two groups. * Group 1: IFA weekly supplementation along with Information, Education, Communication sessions * Group 2: IFA + Cyanocobalamin weekly supplementation along with Information, Education, Communication sessions Duration of supplementation: 6 months

Timeline

Start

2012-01

Primary completion

2012-11

Completion

2013-01

Publications

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