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Subject: Food and Nutrition × Author: Asundi, Chaitra R. × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2010 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Creating Awareness for Improvement of Food Behaviour Among Rural Women of North Karnataka
    (University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 2016-07) Asundi, Chaitra R.; Chimmad, Bharati
    A study was conducted to create awareness about health hazards of junk foods and to assess the nutritional status of women in rural areas of four agro-climatic zones of UAS, Dharwad. The junk foods available in 24 villages of six talukas were documented and 120 rural families were enquired for junk food consumption. A total of 360 non pregnant non lactating rural women (15 to 35 years) from 12 villages were assessed for awareness about health hazards and nutritional status. Nutrition education through innovative learning objects was provided to 30 women in a selected village of Dharwad taluka and its impact on nutrition knowledge and family food behaviour was studied. The results revealed that different types of junk foods were being sold in rural areas. The consumption of biscuits, chocolates or candies, kurkuri, papadi, rasgulla and bread were most popular across the four zones. There was low awareness (53.89 %) prevailing about health hazards of junk foods among rural women, more so in zone 3 (60.00 %). The level of formal education, age and socio-economic status influenced the nutritional awareness of women. Nutritional anthropometry revealed that 50.83 per cent of rural women were although normal, 29.17 per cent were underweight. Predicted risk of metabolic complications based on waist circumference and waist to hip ratio were not evident in 79.72 per cent and 85.60 per cent of women, respectively. Nutritional status of women was associated with age and socio-economic status. Micronutrient deficiency was rampant among women of all the agro-climatic zones studied. Nutrition education recorded a significant increase (p0.01) in awareness about health hazards of junk foods and improvement in food behaviour with simultaneous reduction in junk food consumption.