Effect of Nutrition Education Program on Anthropometric Measurements of Adolescent Girls (16–19 Years)

Sneha Prakash Ambre; Dr Rupali Sengupta

Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Effect of Nutrition Education Program on Anthropometric Measurements of Adolescent Girls (16–19 Years)

Sneha Prakash Ambre, Dr Rupali Sengupta

Abstract :

Nutritional problem in adolescent age is common throughout the India. Poor knowledge on nutrition

among adolescent can lead to unhealthy eating practices leading to inappropriate anthropometric measurements and an unhealthy community. The purpose of this study was to assess anthropometric measurement through

Nutrition Education Program (NEP) among adolescent girls. 300 adolescent girls were selected through purposive random sampling. The nutrition education was imparted through audio–visual aids for three months in college settings.

Before and after imparting nutrition education, anthropometric measurements revealed that most of the samples were

below normal standards when compared with ICMR standards.