{"id":2141,"date":"2024-11-07T10:23:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T07:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/?p=2141"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T07:24:58","slug":"influence-of-intermittent-iron-and-folic-acid-supplementation-on-cognitive-abilities-among-adolescent-girls-in-northwestern-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/2024\/11\/07\/influence-of-intermittent-iron-and-folic-acid-supplementation-on-cognitive-abilities-among-adolescent-girls-in-northwestern-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Influence of intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation on cognitive abilities among adolescent girls in northwestern Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.20.59-1024x228.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.20.59-1024x228.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.20.59-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.20.59-768x171.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.20.59-365x81.png 365w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-07-at-10.20.59.png 1456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation to reduce anemia is key for improving substantial lost disability adjusted life years (DALYs) for adolescent girls. This study assessed the impact of weekly IFA supplementation (WIFAS) on cognitive ability among adolescent girls in the Simiyu Region in northernwestern Tanzania. This cross-sectional comparative evaluation study of 770 adolescent girls (396 -WIFAS supplemented; 374 -not supplemented) evaluated the association between WIFAS and cognitive ability through a face-to-face survey and cognitive ability assessment using standardized tests (Span-forward Test, Span-backward Test and Maze Test).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37851636\/\">Download Research Paper<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation to reduce anemia is key for improving substantial lost disability adjusted life years (DALYs) for adolescent girls. 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