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Educational Strategies to Improve the Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women of Hubli Rural and Its Outcome

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Title Educational Strategies to Improve the Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women of Hubli Rural and Its Outcome
 
Creator Annapurna Sangalad
 
Contributor Pushpa Bharati
 
Subject Food Science and Nutrition
 
Description A study was carried out among 77 pregnant women (46 in I-trimester and 31
in II-trimester) from four villages of Hubli taluk of Dharwad district to test the impact
of educational intervention on nutritional status and pregnancy outcome. Nutritional
status was assessed before and after nutrition education (six sessions of 1 to 2½
hours). Mean height, weight and MUAC of subjects were 149.40 and 149.96cm;
43.28 and 46.89kg; 22.73 and 23.43cm, in I and II trimesters respectively. According
to BMI 47.83 and 42.39 per cent subjects in I and II trimesters respectively were
normal, while 97.83 and 90.32 per cent were suffering from anemia. After
intervention, mean weight and MUAC increased from 43.34 to 48.21kg and from 23.5
to 24.87cm respectively while, such an increase was not evident in control group. The
average gain in weight in experimental and control groups was 4.71 and 2.56kg.
Hemoglobin content increased from 9.46 to 9.90 after education in experimental
group with a reduction in anemia from 94.74 to 89.47 percent, whereas negative shift
was observed in control group. Consumption of cereals, roots and tubers, GLVs, fruits
and milk increased in women receiving education. Significant enhancement in the
intake of energy and blood forming nutrients was observed in the women of
experimental group, as against lower increase in control group. Before education,
42.11 per cent of the women never consumed IFA tablets while, after education 42.11
per cent of the women consumed 91to 100 tablets followed by 39.25 percent
consuming 51 to 90 tablets. In control group 48.72 per cent consumed less than 50
tablets, no change was observed after three months. The birth weight of infants was 3
kg in experimental group and 2.52kg in control group.
 
Date 2016-11-10T18:22:19Z
2016-11-10T18:22:19Z
2011
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/85002
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher UAS, Dharwad