The Effect of a Turkey Berry (Solanum torvum)-Fortified Biscuit on the Hemoglobin Level and Cognitive Performance of Adolescent Females in the Ahafo Region of Ghana: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Mean age, prevalence of anemia, and cognitive performance of adolescent females.

Variable	Baseline			Postintervention
	Intervention ()	Control ()	value	Intervention ()	Control ()	value
Age in years ()			<0.001
Mean hemoglobin (g/dl) and cognitive test score
Hb levels (g/dl) ()			0.521			<0.001
Cognitive test score ()			0.117			0.005
Prevalence of anemia (%)
Anemic	50.6	50	0.411	38.6	61.8	0.005
Not anemic	49.4	50	0.031	61.4	38.2
Cognitive performance (%)
Pass	83.1	79.4	0.002	90.4	79.4	0.058
Fail	16.9	20.6	0.541	9.6	20.6

Note: the pass mark for the cognitive test score was ≥50%. value is significant at .