NUTRITION SCHOOL GARDEN: AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION OF HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN (13-15 YEARS)
| dc.contributor.advisor | VIJAYALAKSHMI, D | |
| dc.contributor.author | MEGHA, M. KATTE | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-02T05:04:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-08-02T05:04:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-07-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Nutrition garden is an effective tool to improve the quality of food consumed and is a better strategy to prevent and combat micronutrient malnutrition in the community. The present study was undertaken to educate the high school children about nutrition using nutrition garden as a practical approach. Two hundred children in the age group of 13-15 years were involved in the intervention programme along with their parents and school teachers to make it more effective. Socio-economic status, nutritional status of children and nutrition knowledge of the children, teachers and parents were assessed before and after intervention. The results revealed that the intake of macro and micronutrient was below the RDA in school children. According to Waterlow’s classification 62 per cent of girls and 40 per cent of boys had lower body weight (wasted) and majority of them were anaemic. Socio-economic factors and dietary intake had positive correlation with anthropometric measurements. Nutrition education given to the subjects using teaching aids enhanced the nutrition knowledge of the children, parents and teachers significantly (p < 0.05). Development of nutrition garden in the school premises changed the attitude of the children towards fruits and vegetables and influenced their food choices. The subjects perceived nutrition garden as more beneficial, feasible and helps to improve dietary practices. Nutrition education combined with nutrition garden is more effective. Hence, educating children at early stages of life about nutrition promotes healthy practices and there by helps to improve health and nutritional status of the community. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | Th-11047 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810027041 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.pages | 120 | en_US |
| dc.publisher | UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU | en_US |
| dc.sub | Food and Nutrition | en_US |
| dc.subject | null | en_US |
| dc.theme | NUTRITION SCHOOL GARDEN: AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | NUTRITION SCHOOL GARDEN: AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION OF HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN (13-15 YEARS) | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |