Effectiveness of Fortification With Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 Among Teenage Girls

Standard bags of fortified cereal-based flours will be prepared at local mills from the common staple cereal food in the area. The dose of vitamins will be added to the flour of the intervention group and mixed with batch mixing technique. The concentration of folic acid and vitamin B12 per 1kg of flour will be 2mg and 0.02mg, respectively. Participants will be supplied with 6 kg bags of flour, which will be enough for 30 days, and 1.5kg bags of flour will be delivered to their home on a weekly basis and lasting for 6 months. Instructions on the preparation of meals and frequency of intake with a weekly compliance sheet will be provided for monitoring the intervention.

Standard bags of unfortified cereal-based flours will be prepared at local mills from the common staple cereal food in the area. Participants will be supplied with 6 kg bags of flour, which will be enough for 30 days, and 1.5kg bags of flour will be delivered to their home on a weekly basis and lasting for 6 months. Instructions on the preparation of meals and frequency of intake with a weekly compliance sheet will be provided for monitoring the intervention.