Implementation of Mahatma Gandhi’s Ideology in Self Sustained Health Development of Rural Adult Girls
Journal Title: GJRA-Global Journal For Research Analysis - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Mahatma Gandhi had a vision of India with self-sufficient and self reliant villages. Nutritionists can do a lot by objectively thinking, planning and implementing nutritional education programs for rural people. Rural adult girls (RAG), 18-20 years old, are in the pre-marriage stage. They are would be wives, mothers & home managers. Improvement in health & nutrition of RAG can benefit themselves, their families & their progeny in future. The study aimed at imparting holistic nutrition education (HNE) based on ideology of Mahatma Gandhi to rural adult girls (RAG) and assessing its impact. Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA), personal hygiene (PH), Nutritional Knowledge (NK) and dietary practices (DP) were assessed before and after imparting HNE. The RAG after HNE were able to improve IDA from 57.50 percent RAG having moderate IDA to 42.50 percent RAG achieving non-anemic status. Before HNE, 72.50 percent RAG had poor PH level whereas 55.00 percent RAG achieved good PH level after HNE. Excellent PH level was attained by as many as 22.50 percent RAG six months after HNE. NK of RAG improved significantly resulting in 72.50 percent RAG managing to achieve good NK level after HNE. Excellent level of NK was attained by 5.00 percent RAG for the first time in their lives. DP were at poor level in 65.00 percent RAG but HNE helped 77.50 percent RAG achieve good level of DP. No RAG (00.00 percent) remained in poor level of DP. HNE enabled RAG to attain self empowerment in health and nutrition giving practical results to implementation of ideology of Mahatma Gandhi regarding rural masses.
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Dr. Anjali Rajwade
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