: Nutrition education is known to be important tool for improving the
dietary pattern of the community. World Health Organization(WHO)has defined
adolescent as the age between 10 to 19 years. Health scenario of the population
would remain incomplete if adolescent group is excluded.About 80% of the tribal
in India live in remote forest areas and hilly regions ,without an access to
the modern socio economic inputs. Current status of tribal population as
reported 2011 census is 8.6% of the nation total population, whereas the tribal
population of Maharashtra is 8.6 million. Tribal population of Buldana District
is 115,000(Revenue division TRTI,Pune)Buldana District falls under Amravati
division. Present study determines the effect of nutrition education on the
tribal. A pre survey was conducted to impart nutrition education and post was
conducted to see the effect of nutrition education. Five questions were framed
like (Use of fresh vegetable and fruits. Use of Multi grain flour. Method of
germination. Use of Milk and Milk product. Method of Fermentation.) pre and
post responses received. Purposes sampling method was use to collect data
interview and questionnaire was used to collect information A positive effect
of nutrition education was observed to improve the nutritional health and
status of tribal’s, the nutritionist and dietitians should extensively carry
nutritional educational programme in the adjoining tribal area. - See more at
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