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 2

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the participants.

Variable	Baseline		value	Postintervention		value
	Control ()	Intervention ()		Control ()	Intervention ()
Malaria (%)
No	41.2	57.8	0.042	88.2	81.9	0.283
Yes	58.8	42.2		11.8	18.1
Urinary blood loss (%)
Negative	88.2	71	0.062	97	91.6	0.518
Normal	7.4	22.9		1.5	3.6
Trace	4.4	3.6		0	1.2
Moderate	0	2.4		1.5	1.2
Menstruating	0	0		0	2.4
Urinary protein loss (%)
Negative	35.3	19.3	0.141	61.7	34.9	0.003
Normal	10.3	13.3		10.3	4.8
Trace	47	50.6		25	37.3
Small	5.9	6		1.5	10.8
Moderate	1.5	9.6		1.5	6
Large	0	1.2		0	3.6
Menstruating	0	0		0	2.4

Note: urinary blood loss: cacells/μl, cacells/μl, and cacells/μl; urinary protein loss: ,  g/l,  g/l,  g/l, and . value is significant at .