Study of Multiply-fortified Salt Among Women of Reproductive Age and Preschool Children in India

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. 18-49 years of age;
• •2. Not currently pregnant (self-reported);
• •3. Not severely anemia (defined as a hemoglobin concentration \< 8 g/dL);
• •4. Not planning to become pregnant within the next year;
• •5. Permanent resident of the study village with no plans to move or travel outside the village for more than 4 weeks over the next 12 months;
• •6. No serious health problems that requires regular visits to a health facility;
• •7. Willingness to use refined salt provided by the study as a primary source of household discretionary salt.
• •1. Child 12-59 months of age at the time of enrollment;
• •2. Child's mother or primary female caregiver has been enrolled into the parent trial;
• •3. Not severely anemic (defined as a hemoglobin concentration \< 7 g/dL);
• •4. Child's family is a permanent resident of the study village with no plans to move or travel outside the village for more than 4 weeks over the next 12 months;
• •5. No serious medical problems that interfere with the child's eating practices;
• •6. Child's mother or primary female caregiver is willing to use refined salt provided by the study as the primary source of the household's discretionary salt for the course of the study.