Children 6–23 90 µg Daily months of age OR 200 mg Yearly Iron and folic acid Menstruating Where the prevalence of 60 mg of Weekly 3 months of adolescent girls anemia among elemental iron and women women of and 2.8 mg of then reproductive age is ≥ 20% folic acid 3 months of no then restart for 3 months, etc. Pregnant women Where prevalence of 30–60 mg of Daily Starting anemia among pregnant elemental iron early in women is ≥ 40% and 0.4 mg of pregnancy folic acid and continuing until 3 months postpartum or Where prevalence of 120 mg of Weekly Beginning anemia among pregnant elemental iron as early as women is < 20% and 2.8 mg of possible in folic acid pregnancy and throughout pregnancy Children 6–23 Where the diet does not 2 mg/kg of body Daily From 6 to months of age include foods fortified weight/day 23 months with iron or the of age, for 3 prevalence of anemia is > months 40% Zinc
Children 6–23 months of age 90 µg OR 200 mg Daily Yearly Iron and folic acid Menstruating adolescent girls and women Where the prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age is ≥ 20% 60 mg of elemental iron and 2.8 mg of folic acid Weekly 3 months of then 3 months of no then restart for 3 months, etc. Pregnant women Where prevalence of anemia among pregnant women is ≥ 40% 30–60 mg of elemental iron and 0.4 mg of folic acid Daily Starting early in pregnancy and continuing until 3 months postpartum or Where prevalence of anemia among pregnant women is < 20% 120 mg of elemental iron and 2.8 mg of folic acid Weekly Beginning as early as possible in pregnancy and throughout pregnancy Children 6–23 months of age Where the diet does not include foods fortified with iron or the prevalence of anemia is > 40% 2 mg/kg of body weight/day Daily From 6 to 23 months of age, for 3 months Zinc
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