Authors :
Kripa Seth; Neerja Singla; Mohammed Javed
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7472231
Abstract :
The objective of this study was to determine
changes in the health indices of undernourished
anemic, adult women (18-50 years)
after receiving a nutrition intervention for 120 days. For
this purpose a highly nutritious, cost effective, easy to
prepare, ready-to-cook food product i.e. Nutrient Dense
Ingredient Mix (NDIM) was formulated. The developed
mix was found to be energy dense as 100g of cooked
NDIM provided 437.4 Kcal of energy, 13.58g protein and
3.62mg of iron.The experimental group was
supplemented with NDIM daily for 120 days along with
effective nutrition education on a fortnightly basis
whereas the subjects form the control group received no
supplementation or nutrition education. Data regarding
the dietary intake, anthropometric measurements and
hemoglobin levels of subjects was collected before and
after the intervention. To assess the effectiveness of the
nutrition education imparted to the experimental group
and its difference from that of the control group, pre and
post assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice i.e.
KAP score was used as an evaluation tool. A comparative
analysis of nutritional profile and knowledge of subjects
from both the groups revealed that the nutrition
intervention caused a significant improvement in the
nutritional profile of the experimental group.
Keywords :
Nutrient dense ingredient mix, Ready-to-cook, Malnutrition, Undernourished women, Anemia
The objective of this study was to determine
changes in the health indices of undernourished
anemic, adult women (18-50 years)
after receiving a nutrition intervention for 120 days. For
this purpose a highly nutritious, cost effective, easy to
prepare, ready-to-cook food product i.e. Nutrient Dense
Ingredient Mix (NDIM) was formulated. The developed
mix was found to be energy dense as 100g of cooked
NDIM provided 437.4 Kcal of energy, 13.58g protein and
3.62mg of iron.The experimental group was
supplemented with NDIM daily for 120 days along with
effective nutrition education on a fortnightly basis
whereas the subjects form the control group received no
supplementation or nutrition education. Data regarding
the dietary intake, anthropometric measurements and
hemoglobin levels of subjects was collected before and
after the intervention. To assess the effectiveness of the
nutrition education imparted to the experimental group
and its difference from that of the control group, pre and
post assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice i.e.
KAP score was used as an evaluation tool. A comparative
analysis of nutritional profile and knowledge of subjects
from both the groups revealed that the nutrition
intervention caused a significant improvement in the
nutritional profile of the experimental group.
Keywords :
Nutrient dense ingredient mix, Ready-to-cook, Malnutrition, Undernourished women, Anemia
