Most households (58.6%) reported detectable iron in their main source of drinking water (Table 2), and in an ancillary analysis, we found that children’s ferritin and Hb increased with increasing level of reported groundwater iron (Supplementary Figure S2), with corresponding reductions in the prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia, so perceived iron content of the household water source was included in models of supplementation effects on iron status and anemia (Table 4). This evidence concerns the gene GSTM1 and anemia (phenotype).