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IFA causes no changes in the efficacy of antimalarial drugs
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No development penalties are incurred due to increased malaria risk
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No cognitive benefits from IFA are experienced by individuals under 3 or over 12
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The risk ratio for anemia with IFA supplementation is assumed to be unrelated to anemia severity
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We use side effect rates from Low et al. 2016 (a meta-analysis of studies of menstruating women) rather than side effect rates from the appropriate age cohort
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By default, we assume the relative risk of malaria mortality increases by 16% with IFA supplementation. This is a pessimistic assumption and we are highly uncertain about the appropriate relative risk.
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To estimate the prevalence of different anemia severity levels among those with anemia, we use estimates from the entirety of India's population (not just individuals under 20 years old)
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Adjustments for coverage quality in actual programs compared to RCT settings
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Any internal validity adjustment
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Improved birth outcomes from folic acid
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