IMPACT OF RURAL WOMEN'S INCOME ON FOOD AND NUTRIENT INTAKE AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF FAMILIES, IN MOINABAD MANDAL,RANGA REDDY DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH
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1990
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ANDHRA PRADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
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The present study was taken up to see the impact of
women's income on the food and nutrient intake and nutritional
status of rural families. Three villages from Moinabad Mandal,
Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh were selected. The total
sample size was 120 families. These 120 families were grouped
into three income categories ·based on the main income. From
each income category 20 families with women's income
(experimental group) and 20 families without women's income
(control group) were selected.
Pre-tested personal interview schedules were used to
collect information on the expenditure pattern and nutritional
awareness of rural families, The food intake of all the
families was assessed by three day weighment method. Anthropometric
measurements such as height and weight was ·recorded for
all the family members and arm circumference recorded for preschool
children.
The results showed that the expenditure on all the food
items except cereals and millets was significantly higher
(P < 0.05) in the experimental groups than their respectiye
controls in all the three categories. The expen~iture spent on
non-food items such as clothing, ceremonies and recreation,
household equipment and miscellaneous items was significantly
higher (P < 0.05) in the experimental groups compared to
control groups in the three categories. The diets of both
control and experimental families failed to meet the RDA in the
food groups except cereals and millets which was more than RDA.
Except for cereals, the intake of other foods such as pulses,
vegetables and fruits, milk and milk products, sugar and
jaggery and fats and oils was significantly higher (P < 0.05)
in experimental families compared to control families, showing
the impact of women's income. The calorie and protein intake
was above 90 per cent of RDA in control and experimental
families of all the three categories. The intake of nutrients
·such as calcium, p-carotene, riboflavin and Vitamin 'C' was far
below the RDA in both control and experimental families.
Except iron, p-carotene and niacin the intake of calorie,
calcium and Vitamin 'C' was signi-ficantly higher (P < 0.05) in
the experimental groups than the control groups in all the
three categories. The nutritional awareness of both control
and experimental group women was poor in all the three
categories.
Prevalence of various ·forms of malnutrition as well as
normals was different between control and experimental groups.
Variation was observed in the prevalence of malnutrition
depending upon the criteria used. Children of the experimental
groups were found to be better· in nutritional status than
children of control groups. According to Gomez classification
majority of the adolescents were found to be in mild and
moderate malnutrition in all the three categories. The mean
height and weight values of adult males and females were
comparable with that of values reported ~y NNMB (1984).
The study showed, that, the women's income has a
positive impact on the socio-economic status, as well as on the
food and nutrient intake of the families concerned
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