School Teachers Perspectives on National Iron Plus Initiative Implementation: A Qualitative Study

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dc.contributor.authorMishra, Kumar Guruen_US
dc.contributor.authorPatnaik, Nabnitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPradhan, Nihar Ranjanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-13T09:09:41Z
dc.date.available2025-08-13T09:09:41Z
dc.date.issued2025-06
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES To explore the school teachers' perspec?ves on factors affec?ng the implementa?on of Na?onal Iron Plus Ini?a?ve (NIPI). METHODS A qualita?ve par?cipatory study was conducted in six schools in rural areas of Telangana, involving free lis?ng, pile sor?ng, and force fi eld analysis. Analysis included frequency calcula?ons, mul?dimensional scaling, hierarchical cluster analysis, and thema?c analysis. RESULTS Fi?y four teachers par?cipated; 25 barriers and 14 enablers were iden?fied. Key barriers included lack of educa?on and health literacy, nega?ve a?tudes, lack of faith in public services, and unhygienic prac?ces. Major enablers were school-based anemia- related ac?vi?es, government awareness programs, and programma?c interven?ons. Force fi eld analysis revealed a?tudes and awareness gaps as significant barriers, while school-based ac?vi?es emerged as the primary enabler. CONCLUSION School-based interven?ons, addressing a?tudinal and educa?onal barriers, and adop?ng a holis?c approach are crucial for effec?ve anemia preven?on in rural se?ngs.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, Telangana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMishra Kumar Guru, Patnaik Nabnita, Pradhan Nihar Ranjan . School Teachers Perspectives on National Iron Plus Initiative Implementation: A Qualitative Study. Indian Pediatrics. 2025 Jun; 62(6): 421-427en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-6061
dc.identifier.issn0974-7559
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/251347
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Pediatricsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume62en_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.net/june2025/421.pdfen_US
dc.subjectAnemiaen_US
dc.subjectIron-deficiencyen_US
dc.subjectHealth educationen_US
dc.subjectNIPIen_US
dc.subjectRuralen_US
dc.titleSchool Teachers Perspectives on National Iron Plus Initiative Implementation: A Qualitative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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