Sonal Chawla* and Shubhada Jambhulkar
Department of Home Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University,
Nagpur, Maharashtra (INDIA)
Received-02.12.2023, Revised-13.12.2023, Accepted-24.12.2023
Abstract: The present study was conducted with the aim to assess the impact of nutrition education on nutritional status of adolescent girls. The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of nutrition education programme on nutritional status of the selected adolescent girls. Hundred and Sixty adolescent girls in the age group of 16-18 years were selected randomly from a junior college of Nagpur city, Maharashtra and surveyed for their nutrient intake by 24 hour dietary recall method for three consecutive days. Nutrition education was imparted to the subjects after assessing their basic nutrition knowledge. Anthropometric profile and socio-economic status of the subjects was collected using a questionnaire cum interview schedule. Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) questionnaire was used to assess the impact of nutrition education programme in changing the dietary behaviour of the subjects. Nutrition education improved their mean nutrition knowledge. Significant increase in average daily intake of all the nutrient was found among the adolescent subjects. The average contribution of carbohydrate, protein and fat to total energy also increased after imparting nutrition education. The intake of vitamins and minerals also increased significantly after imparting nutrition education. Thus, nutrition education is an effective measure to bring about favourable changes in adolescent nutrient intake.
Keywords: Nutrition education, Dietary behaviour, Adolescent girls, Knowledge
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