Shobiga, P (2012) A Study to Assess and Compare the Factors Influencing the Incidence of Anemia among Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian Adults at Choolai, Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
A study was conducted to assess and compare the factors influencing the incidence of anemia among vegetarian and non-vegetarian adults at Choolai, Chennai. Nutritional anemia is a serious worldwide problem of public health concern. Nutritional anemia is always a preventable as well as a treatable problem, but the prevalence of this disease is never reduced in the world. The study was conducted on 100 anemic adults among them 50 were vegetarian anemic adults and 50 were non-vegetarian adults. The sampling technique used for this study is Simple Random Sampling and samples were selected by using the lottery method. The data was collected through the structured interview schedule. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, using Pearson Chi-Square test. The findings of the study revealed factors that influence the incidence of anemia was dietary pattern related, cooking practices related and those related to inhibition of iron absorption. Both the vegetarian and non- vegetarian adults are affected by these factors. Among the vegetarian anemic adults the inhibitory factors are found to be most important factor and another finding was that the intake of Vitamin C is much less. Among the non- vegetarian anemic adults intake of meat, liver, fish and other nonvegetarian food items rich in iron was considerably less and also the intake of inhibitory factors are more. Thus the study reveals that the dietary factors play a vital role in the occurrence of anemia among the vegetarian and non- vegetarian adults. Thus, this study emphasizes that following proper selection of foods, planned healthy eating, avoiding the factors that inhibit the absorption of iron, adopting healthy cooking practices to avoid loss of nutrients while cooking and actual behavior change in an individual.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Factors Influencing, Incidence of Anemia, Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian Adults, Choolai, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2020 14:22 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2020 14:22 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/13030 |
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