Jayalakshmi, C (2011) Effectiveness of administration of quail’s egg on anthropometric measures among underweight preschool children in selected villages, Salem. Masters thesis, Sri Gokulam College of Nursing, Salem.
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Abstract
A study to evaluate the effectiveness of administration of Quail’s egg on anthropometric measures among underweight preschool children in selected villages, Salem. The study was conducted in Karipatty and Minnampalli villages. (experimental and control group respectively). Quasi experimental research design was used for this study. Permission was obtained from the Medical officer of both the villages and data collection was done over a period of 4 weeks. The investigator had selected 60 underweight preschool children, 30 from each village through convenience sampling technique. Oral consent was obtained and then the subjects from the experimental group were provided with 50gms of boiled Quail’s egg per day for the period of 30 days. This intervention was not given to control group and post test was done after 30 days for both the groups. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the findings of the study. There was a highly significant difference between pre-test and post-test scores after intervention mean pre-test and post-test score of weight was 12.89 and 13.95, height was 94.98 and 95.41 and mid arm circumference was 14.13 and 14.20 respectively. There was a significant association between Body Mass Index for age and their selected demographic variables like age and birth order and mid arm circumference and their selected demographic variables like type of family and occupation of father. The findings of the study showed that supplementation of Quail’s egg produced a significant increase in anthropometric measures of underweight preschool children. This study would help the Community health nurse to motivate the consumption of Quail’s egg and helps to maintain good nutritional status of preschool children.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Quail’s Egg ; Anthropometric Measures; Underweight; Preschool Children; Salem. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2017 09:50 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2017 09:50 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4577 |
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