Under the Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) programme for school-going and out-of-school adolescents in India, the regimen consists of:
- A 60 mg elemental iron and 500 micrograms folic acid once weekly, with biannual deworming with albendazole 400 mg ✓
- B 60 mg elemental iron and 400 micrograms folic acid daily, with annual deworming
- C 100 mg elemental iron and 3500 micrograms folic acid once weekly, with monthly deworming
- D 45 mg elemental iron and 400 micrograms folic acid twice weekly, with biannual deworming
Correct answer: A. 60 mg elemental iron and 500 micrograms folic acid once weekly, with biannual deworming with albendazole 400 mg
Explanation
WIFS provides one blue ferrous sulphate-folic acid tablet weekly (60 mg elemental iron with 500 micrograms folic acid) to boys and girls in classes 6 to 12 and out-of-school adolescents, along with albendazole 400 mg twice a year after eight weeks of supplementation. The daily 60 mg with 400 microgram combination is the antenatal regimen and is the classic distractor here; the weekly dose carries the higher 500 microgram folate content.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 26th ed.
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