Intermittent use of iron supplements vs placebo or no intervention
Anaemia · children under 12 years of age
Intermittent use of iron supplements probably leads to lower anaemia (haemoglobin below a cut‐off defined by trialists, taking… compared with placebo or no intervention (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Intermittent iron supplementation for improving nutrition and development in children under 12 years of age 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.51 [0.37, 0.72]10 studies · 1824 participantsModerate