African Forensic Medicine | 20 December 2005
Nutritional Interventions for Anemia and Their Impact on School Attendance Among Secondary School Students in Uganda
M, u, g, y, e, n, y, i, O, k, e, l, l, o
Abstract
Anemia is a common nutritional disorder prevalent among secondary school students in Uganda, affecting their health and educational outcomes. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with 500 participants randomly assigned to receive either iron-fortified supplements or a placebo. Data collection will include baseline health assessments, dietary surveys, and follow-up evaluations over a six-month period. Initial data suggests that the intervention group showed an increased school attendance rate by an average of 12% compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Nutritional interventions for anemia appear to have a positive impact on improving secondary school students' educational engagement. Further studies should be conducted to explore long-term effects and cost-effectiveness of these interventions. Anemia, Nutritional Interventions, School Attendance, Secondary School Students, Uganda Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p<em>i)=\beta</em>0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.