Effectiveness and Acceptability of Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation with Conditional Cash Transfer (WIFASCCT) Among Adolescent Girls in Four Districts of Pakistan in Low Income Setting

In the intervention arm, adolescent girls will receive weekly iron and folic acid supplements (WIFAS), nutrition education, and group counseling sessions. WIFAS will be delivered quarterly, with each girl consuming one supplement at the facilitation center and the remaining 12 at home, once a week. The supplements contain 60mg of iron and 2.8mg of folic acid. A quarterly cash transfer of PKR 1,000 will be given to the mother, conditional on the girl's WIFAS consumption and attendance at the quarterly education and counseling sessions. The girl will report her supplement intake at each visit and receive 13 more supplements. The intervention will last 18 months.