Long Term Effect of Early Iron Supplementation and Psychosocial Stimulation on Growth and Development of Iron-deficient Anaemic Infants

The psychosocial intervention lasted for 9 months and included play demonstrations at home by a play leader (PL) who was trained to visit homes and teach the mothers about child development and care practices. They also showed the mothers how to play with children using toys in a way to promote good child development. In the original study all anemic children in early childhood received 30 mg ferrous sulphate daily based on recommendations from both the WHO (2003) and IOM reports (2001) for 6 months.