Increase in knowledge
Participating teachers and students expressed that these topics were
either new to them or that they did not have in-depth knowledge.
Teachers perceived that their knowledge had increased after the training
and after reviewing the materials, as one teacher mentioned: “We
did not even know that anaemia exists in pregnancy…Now through
this syllabus, we have attained basic knowledge about why a pregnant
woman has anaemia” (Teacher, IDI). Similarly, students shared
several positive influences of the education sessions on their knowledge
and awareness regarding anaemia, iron consumption, anaemia in pregnancy,
balanced diet etc:
“Earlier I never used to eat well or consume tablets. After
these classes, I am aware of how to eat good food.” (Student, FGD)
“We learnt about parasitic infection and tablets to consume for
that…they were health related. We didn’t know previously, and
the topics were new.” (Student, FGD)