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Table 3 Monitoring data collection activities ongoing throughout the trial

From: Feasibility and effect of life skills building education and multiple micronutrient supplements versus the standard of care on anemia among non-pregnant adolescent and young Pakistani women (15–24 years): a prospective, population-based cluster-randomized trial

Measurement

Monthly (LHW)

Quarterly (Monitoring Team)

Adherence by pill counta

i

 

Adherence by self-reported frequencyb

 

i

Side effects

 

X

Supplement acceptability

 

i

Morbidity

 

X

Mortality

 

X

  1. X: all participants; i: intervention group only
  2. aAdherence by pill count defined as number of tablets apparently consumed/number of possible supplements consumed given the number of days enrolled in the study
  3. bAdherence options by self-report during preconception include twice weekly, intermittently, or not at all