Effectiveness of a Nutritional Education Intervention Focussed on Iron among School Children in National Capital Region and Mumbai
Introduction: Anaemia is a major health problem in India. Various studies mention poor nutrition knowledge and education as main factors of malnutrition. Aim: This study aims at assessing the effect of nutritional education on iron among school children. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional...
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| description | Introduction: Anaemia is a major health problem in India.
Various studies mention poor nutrition knowledge and education
as main factors of malnutrition.
Aim: This study aims at assessing the effect of nutritional
education on iron among school children.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional interventional study
was undertaken to improve nutrition literacy in schools from April
2018 to February 2019. The outreach platform used was Eat
Right School program by Food Safety and Standards Authority
of India (FSSAI). A study tool employed was data collection
using self-developed questionnaire for pre and post-intervention
knowledge assessment. School children from Delhi NCR and
Mumbai participated in this study. Knowledge intervention was
done on 5 key elements related to iron including role, sources,
iron deficiency anaemia, iron absorption and knowledge of
fortification. Chi-square test was applied for comparison.
Results: It was found that 54% (n=18,626) of school children
studied were in the age group 11-14 years. From 27355
participants who reported the gender, 58.1% (n=15899) were
males and 41.9% (n=11456) were females. Comparison of pre
and post-intervention assessment revealed that percentage
of students knowing importance/role of iron increased from
27.30% to 59.50%, iron deficiency anaemia from 34.03% to
59.85%, sources of iron from 25.20% to 51.70%, iron absorption
from 36.00% to 61.2% and knowledge of fortification from
55.4% to 76.9%. Thus, significant shift (p≤0.001) in all the
parameters was observed; improvement in scores ranged from
21.5% to 32.20% with highest increase seen in understanding
the role of iron.
Conclusion: Results of the study reject the null hypothesis
leading to acceptance of alternate hypothesis. The alternate
hypothesis highlights the role of nutrition education in improving
the nutritional literacy of school children in the area of iron and
iron deficiency anaemia. Results of the current study increased
the knowledge of children on all parameters related to iron
education module. Thus, nutritional literacy is imperative in
improving nutritional status and adolescent age-group is the
window of opportunity to correct it. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e37ca60dd33942fbaee7266107db4d582022-12-21T21:25:28ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2021-04-01154OC31OC3610.7860/JCDR/2021/46024.14806Effectiveness of a Nutritional Education Intervention Focussed on Iron among School Children in National Capital Region and MumbaiRicha Bharti0Ankita Marwaha1Teena Badshah2Rupali Sengupta3Bhavna Barmi4Eram Rao5Jagmeet Madan6Binu Bhatia7Manager-R&D Health and Nutrition Science, Department of R and D, Pepsico R&D, PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited, Haryana, India.Associate Director-Health and Nutrition Science, Department of R and D, Pepsico R&D, PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited, Haryana, India.Life Sciences Scientist, Department of R and D, Pepsico R&D, PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited, Haryana, India.Head MSc CND, Department of CND, Dr BMN College of Home Science (Autonomous), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.General Secretary, Department of NGO, Swashrit Society, New Delhi, India.Associate Professor and Head, Department of Food Technology, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.Principal and Professor, Department of Home Science, Sir Vithaldas Thackersey College of Home Science (Autonomous) SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, India.Introduction: Anaemia is a major health problem in India. Various studies mention poor nutrition knowledge and education as main factors of malnutrition. Aim: This study aims at assessing the effect of nutritional education on iron among school children. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional interventional study was undertaken to improve nutrition literacy in schools from April 2018 to February 2019. The outreach platform used was Eat Right School program by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). A study tool employed was data collection using self-developed questionnaire for pre and post-intervention knowledge assessment. School children from Delhi NCR and Mumbai participated in this study. Knowledge intervention was done on 5 key elements related to iron including role, sources, iron deficiency anaemia, iron absorption and knowledge of fortification. Chi-square test was applied for comparison. Results: It was found that 54% (n=18,626) of school children studied were in the age group 11-14 years. From 27355 participants who reported the gender, 58.1% (n=15899) were males and 41.9% (n=11456) were females. Comparison of pre and post-intervention assessment revealed that percentage of students knowing importance/role of iron increased from 27.30% to 59.50%, iron deficiency anaemia from 34.03% to 59.85%, sources of iron from 25.20% to 51.70%, iron absorption from 36.00% to 61.2% and knowledge of fortification from 55.4% to 76.9%. Thus, significant shift (p≤0.001) in all the parameters was observed; improvement in scores ranged from 21.5% to 32.20% with highest increase seen in understanding the role of iron. Conclusion: Results of the study reject the null hypothesis leading to acceptance of alternate hypothesis. The alternate hypothesis highlights the role of nutrition education in improving the nutritional literacy of school children in the area of iron and iron deficiency anaemia. Results of the current study increased the knowledge of children on all parameters related to iron education module. Thus, nutritional literacy is imperative in improving nutritional status and adolescent age-group is the window of opportunity to correct it.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14806/46024_CE[Ra1]_F[SK]_PF1(AKA_SL)_PFA(AKA_KM)_PN(KM).pdfeat right schoolfood safety and standards authority of indianutrition educationsafe and nutritious food |
| spellingShingle | Richa Bharti Ankita Marwaha Teena Badshah Rupali Sengupta Bhavna Barmi Eram Rao Jagmeet Madan Binu Bhatia Effectiveness of a Nutritional Education Intervention Focussed on Iron among School Children in National Capital Region and Mumbai Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research eat right school food safety and standards authority of india nutrition education safe and nutritious food |
| title | Effectiveness of a Nutritional Education Intervention Focussed on Iron among School Children in National Capital Region and Mumbai |
| title_full | Effectiveness of a Nutritional Education Intervention Focussed on Iron among School Children in National Capital Region and Mumbai |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of a Nutritional Education Intervention Focussed on Iron among School Children in National Capital Region and Mumbai |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of a Nutritional Education Intervention Focussed on Iron among School Children in National Capital Region and Mumbai |
| title_short | Effectiveness of a Nutritional Education Intervention Focussed on Iron among School Children in National Capital Region and Mumbai |
| title_sort | effectiveness of a nutritional education intervention focussed on iron among school children in national capital region and mumbai |
| topic | eat right school food safety and standards authority of india nutrition education safe and nutritious food |
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