Anemia status and associated factors among adolescent girls under weekly iron and folic acid supplementation (WIFAS) and non-WIFAS programs in public schools in Janamora district, Northwest Ethiopia 2023; a comparative cross-sectional study
Anemia was less prevalent in the WIFAS school Programme than in the non-WIFAS school Programme. This indicates that the WIFAS has an important function in improving anemic status. As a result, it is recommended that the WIFAS program be extended to more schools. The WIFAS program is more effective when health education is delivered concurrently with it.
Authors
- Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1852-0771)
- Destaw Fetene Teshome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-8551)
- Thomas Kidanemariam Yewodiaw
Institutions
- International Medical Corps (US)
- University of Gondar (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-025-01033-1
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00