Anaemia is a problem of serious public health significance given its impact on psychological, behavioural and physical development. Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia in women. The study aimed to conduct dietary assessment of the college going women and appraise knowledge and practices pertaining to anaemia. Impact of nutrition education on knowledge and practices was also assessed. This study was conducted on college going young women (n = 60) aged 18-20 years of Banasthali Vidyapith. It was a pre and post intervention trial with experimental and control groups. Background information of the subjects was collected using self- designed questionnaire. Dietary assessment was done using 24 hour dietary recall method. Knowledge and practices were studied using questionnaires. Nutrition education was imparted for 6 months to experimental group (n=30) using pre tested tools and techniques. Results showed that energy and nutrients intakes were not satisfactory in the subjects. Dietary iron intake was particularly low. Subjects who had sound knowledge and practice scores had reasonable energy and nutrients intakes. Knowledge and practice scores were higher in the experimental group (p<0.05) compared to the control group after 6 months intervention. Thus it can be concluded that nutrition education improved anaemia related knowledge and practices in young women.\r\nKey words: Anaemia, Knowledge, Nutrition education, Practices.
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