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Effect of a Dietary Iron Program on Iron Status and IQ in Children in Phatthalung Province, Thailand

NCT05878379 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2023-05-26

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Summary

Iron deficiency (ID) continues to be one of the most prevalent disorders, which can adversely affect cognitive ability in childhood. Our aim was to determine the effect of a dietary iron education program (DIP) on children's iron status and intelligence quotient (IQ) score. This pre-test (week 1) post-test (week 16) quasi-experimental study with follow-up (week 18) utilized constructs from the Health Belief Model. Children and caregivers participated in the DIP which incorporated group talks, presentations, brainstorming, game-based learning and cooking sessions from weeks 2-15. Knowledge of ID and dietary iron, perceived susceptibility and severity, benefits and barriers for changing behavior, dietary intake, iron status and IQ score were determined at all timepoints (weeks 1, 16, and 18).

Conditions

  • Iron Deficiency, Anaemia in Children

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dietary Iron Program

Teachers Lesson 1: Discuss about causes, prevention and effects of anemia and ID, dietary iron, dietary enhancers and inhibitors of iron absorption, and school lunch menu Lesson 2: Participate in and observe how to teach children in an iron curriculum Caregivers Lesson 1: Presentation and group talk about causes, prevention, and effects of anemia and ID, dietary iron, and dietary enhancers and inhibitors of iron absorption Lesson 2: Discuss benefits and barriers of changing to an iron-rich meal at home Lesson 3: Cooking class for preparing an iron-rich meal at home (2 times) Lesson 4: Home visit Children Lesson 1: Group talk about causes and effects of anemia and ID Games: "Where are you from?" Lesson 2: Presentation and group talk about dietary iron, and dietary enhancers and inhibitors of iron absorption, and iron-rich food Games: "What is the winner?" Assignment: Market assignment Lesson 3: Cooking class (2 times)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mahidol University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Witchada Simla, MSc · Thaksin University (Phatthalung Campus), Thailand

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-02
Primary Completion
2018-10-30
Completion
2018-10-30

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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