Conclusion

Appropriate education and counselling on anaemia, iron-rich diet and IFA supplementation is crucial for adolescents and can help reduce the burden and consequences of anaemia. Our findings indicate that an education intervention employing a multimodal learning approach carried out for adolescents by teachers in schools is effective in improving awareness and attitude related to anaemia and its prevention. Adoption of such intervention in the national curriculum and scale-up may help make marked improvements in the nutritional status of adolescents. Future studies to assess impact on behaviours related to diet and consumption of IFA supplements as well anaemia status will provide insights regarding the effectiveness of the intervention.