Effect of Integrated Intervention to Reduce Anemia Among Elderly in rural Varanasi

INTERVENTION: Intervention1: integrated intervention of anemia in elderly: intervention arm will receive tailored information, education and communication material in addition to iron folic acid and albendazole Intervention2: INFORMATION EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION ALONG WITH IRON FOLIC ACID AND ALBENDAZOLE TABLET: Patient will receive tailored IEC material with diet and behavioural counselling along with iron 60 mg and folic acid 0.5 mg twice daily for 6 months and stat dose of albendazole 400 mg Control Intervention1: integrated intervention of anemia in elderly: control arm will receive iron folic acid supplements with albendazole Control Intervention2: IRON FOLIC ACID AND ALBENDAZOLE: Patients will receive iron 60 mg + folic acid 0.5 mg tablets twice daily for 6 months along with albendazole 400 mg stat dose. CONDITION: Health Condition 1: D509‐ Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified PRIMARY OUTCOME: Effectiveness of Integrated intervention in terms of change in hemoglobin levels as compared to control at endlineTimepoint: 6 months, 12 months SECONDARY OUTCOME: Prevalence of Anemia among rural elderly as percentagesTimepoint: 6 months, 12 months INCLUSION CRITERIA: Individuals aged 60 years and above. Residents of the field practice area of RHTC for more than 6 months.