Monday 30 May 2016

IMPACT OF NUTRITION EDUCATION ON TRIBAL FEMALE APOLESCENTS OF BULDHANA DISTICT, MAHARASHTRA.

: 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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