Pushpa BharatiAnnapurna Sangalad2016-11-102016-11-102011http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/85002A study was carried out among 77 pregnant women (46 in I-trimester and 31 in II-trimester) from four villages of Hubli taluk of Dharwad district to test the impact of educational intervention on nutritional status and pregnancy outcome. Nutritional status was assessed before and after nutrition education (six sessions of 1 to 2½ hours). Mean height, weight and MUAC of subjects were 149.40 and 149.96cm; 43.28 and 46.89kg; 22.73 and 23.43cm, in I and II trimesters respectively. According to BMI 47.83 and 42.39 per cent subjects in I and II trimesters respectively were normal, while 97.83 and 90.32 per cent were suffering from anemia. After intervention, mean weight and MUAC increased from 43.34 to 48.21kg and from 23.5 to 24.87cm respectively while, such an increase was not evident in control group. The average gain in weight in experimental and control groups was 4.71 and 2.56kg. Hemoglobin content increased from 9.46 to 9.90 after education in experimental group with a reduction in anemia from 94.74 to 89.47 percent, whereas negative shift was observed in control group. Consumption of cereals, roots and tubers, GLVs, fruits and milk increased in women receiving education. Significant enhancement in the intake of energy and blood forming nutrients was observed in the women of experimental group, as against lower increase in control group. Before education, 42.11 per cent of the women never consumed IFA tablets while, after education 42.11 per cent of the women consumed 91to 100 tablets followed by 39.25 percent consuming 51 to 90 tablets. In control group 48.72 per cent consumed less than 50 tablets, no change was observed after three months. The birth weight of infants was 3 kg in experimental group and 2.52kg in control group.Food Science and NutritionThesis