Impact of Iron Intake on Intelligence Level and Academic Achievement Among Pre-Adolescents
Keywords:
Iron deficiency, intelligence level, academic achievements, pre-adolescents, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Iron supplementationAbstract
To examine the impact of Iron Intake on Intelligence Level and Academic Achievement among pre-adolescents. The "Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised)" testing tool was used to collect data from a government school in the district of Sargodha. 30 iron-deficient respondents of age 11-13 years were targeted, both boys and girls from the government institute. Mostly, the students were in the age group 11, were in 7th grade, and 12-13 were in 8th grade. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised WISC-R) was applied, and the scales were applied before and after the provision of iron supplementation. The academic achievement record was obtained from their school records. With the support of SPSS version 26, the data was analyzed. The interpretation of the data was based on descriptive statistics and T-tests. A small increase in IQ after iron supplementation was observed, and no significant relationship between IQ and academic achievement was found. There was quite a small increase in the amount of IQ after the provision of iron supplementation. There was no significant relationship between iron, IQ and academic achievements.
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