Impact of Distance Education on Nutrition and Health of Women and School Dropout Girls
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2012
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UAS, Dharwad
Abstract
The study on “Impact of distance education on nutrition and health of women
and school dropout girls” was undertaken in the year 2011- 2012 in Dharwad district
of Karnataka with a sample size of 120 school dropout girls and women. A booklet on
nutrition and health was prepared and distributed to each of the selected respondents
for two months study and change in knowledge was measured by assessing pre and
post test with the help of structured interview schedule.
Majority of the respondents belonged to the age group of below the age of 24
(56.67%), doing house hold work (90.84%), high school drop outs (71.66%), married
(70.84%), living in nuclear family (80.83%) with medium family size (45%),low
annual income(75%),no land holdings(41.67%), low level extension participation
(62.50%) and high level mass media participation (36.67%).
After the distance education majority of the respondents answered correctly
about food (96.66%), better cooking methods (81.67%), balanced diet (80.00%) and
nutrition (61.66%).With respect to nutrients more number of the respondents gave
correct answer about fat (78.33%), water and fibre (76.66%), vitamins (75.00%),
minerals (74.16%), protein (67.50%) and carbohydrate (56.67%).
With regard to health majority of the respondents gave correct answer with
respect to family sanitation (88.33%), personal hygiene (85.00%), community
sanitation (83.34%), environmental sanitation (82.00%) and additional useful
information for rural sanitation (75.00%).
Due to distance education cent per cent and 91.67 per cent of the respondents
showed high knowledge level about nutrition and health respectively. A high impact
was seen with respect to nutrition subject where in, the mean knowledge score was
increased from 87.53 to 104.75 and in case of health the increase was from 48.54 to
54.78.
The independent variables showed significant relationship between education,
type and size of family, size of land holding, and mass media participation with the
knowledge of both nutrition and health aspects.