Home > Journals > International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics

International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics

Submit your article Read this Journals View all journals
Full Text (PDF)
Original Article

To Study the Effect of Imparting Nutrition Education on Nutrient Intake of 10-11 Year old Girls of Government Schools in Mumbai

, Megha Khattar1 , Rekha Battalwar2

Author Information
Licence:


International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics 8(2):p 73-78, . | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfnd.2322.0775.8220.2
How Cite This Article:

Megha Khattar, Rekha Battalwar, To Study the Effect of Imparting Nutrition Edication on Nutrient Intake of 10–11 Year old Girls of Government Schools in Mumbai. Int J Food Nutr Diet. 2020;8(2):73–78
 

Received : N/A         Accepted : N/A          Published : N/A
Abstract

Background: Quality of life of girls continues to be poor, more so in urban slums which can be solved by imparting nutrition education. Objectives: To assess the nutritional status of school going girls (10 11years), to provide nutrition education to the participants and to assess the efficacy of nutrition education on their nutritional status.Method: This
interventional study was conducted in 100 girls in which anthropometric measurements and 24 hour dietary recall were taken. A self-designed questionnaire was administered which included general information and dietary habits. It also tested the nutritional knowledge of the participants and was scored. Multiple nutrition education sessions were imparted in each school through group discussion. Post- intervention nutritional knowledge was again tested along with anthropometric measurements & 24 hour dietary recall. Knowledge Increment percent was calculated.
Statistical analysis was performed using SPPSS software for Windows version 20. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Dietary habits like skipping meals, eating junk food were recorded. Average weight was 29.4±6.06 kg which significantly increased to 29.8± 6.03 kg (p=0.00) and BMI had increased from 15.6± 2.33 kg/m2 to 15.8± 2.27kg/m2 (p=0.00). The pre-intervention nutritional knowledge score had significantly increased to 22.1± 3.22 (p=0.00) with 78.4% knowledge increment. Calorie consumption had significantly increased from 1461±238kcal/ day to 1536±210kcal/day post intervention (p=0.00). A significant difference was also seen in the carbohydrate, protein, fats, iron and calcium (p=0.00). Conclusion: Nutrition education impacted positively on weight, BMI, level of nutritional knowledge and nutrient intake amongst the school going girls.

Keywords: Nutrition education; Anthropometric measurements; Knowledge increment; Dietary habits; Height; Weight; Energy; Junk food; School going girls; Iron; Calcium; Protein; Fats.
 

References

No records found.

Funding

Author Information

Authors and Affiliatione


  • ,
  • Megha Khattar1
    ,
  • Rekha Battalwar2
    ,
Conflicts of Interest
Supplementary Information

Below is the link to the supplementary material.

Rights and Permissions


About this article

Cite this article

Megha Khattar, Rekha Battalwar, To Study the Effect of Imparting Nutrition Edication on Nutrient Intake of 10–11 Year old Girls of Government Schools in Mumbai. Int J Food Nutr Diet. 2020;8(2):73–78
 

Licence:


Download citation

Received Accepted Published
N/A N/A N/A
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfnd.2322.0775.8220.2
Keywords

Article Level Metrics

Last Updated

Sunday 08 June 2025, 08:49:59 (IST)

3

Accesses

00
0
00

Citations


22
11
23

View full article metrics including social shares, article views and publishing history


Article Keywords

Keyword Highlighting

Highlight selected keywords in the article text.


Timeline

Received N/A
Accepted N/A
Published N/A

licence




Access this article


Reprint Order Form
Buy Single Article
Institutional Subscriptions

Share